A Chinese warship crashed into a Taiwanese bulk carrier Wednesday night, according to Taiwan’s authorities. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said the unidentified warship, under command of People’s Liberation Army, hit Kaohsiung-registered bulk carrier Yutai No. 1 in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan News has reported. Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
A Chinese warship crashed into a Taiwanese bulk carrier Wednesday night, according to Taiwan’s authorities. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said the unidentified warship, under command of People’s Liberation Army, hit Kaohsiung-registered bulk carrier Yutai No. 1 in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan News has reported. Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
Thankfully the multi-national crew being held on the 50,000-dwt tanker Stena Impero (built 2018) are all safe after it was dramatically seized by the Iran’s Revolutionary Gard off the Strait of Hormuz Friday last week. Shipowner Stena Bulk has now confirmed they are in good health. However, it was hard to miss the anxiety and worry that was etched on the faces of the 23 men in photographs that later…
European nations are setting aside Brexit rivalries with initial support for a British-inspired mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt proposed the plan this week after Iran’s seizure of the 50,000-dwt Stena Impero Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
Intercargo is “extremely worried” that not enough IMO 2020 compliant fuel is available for testing. The association said 0.5%-sulphur fuel is available at only a limited number of ports and “under unfavourable terms” at the moment. It said that presents Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
A Hong Kong-flagged bulker has run aground in the waters between Argentina and Uruguay. According to law firm Vega & Co., the Cosco Shipping Bulk-owned 38,801-dwt Fu Xing Hai (built 2016) has been partially obstructing the Martin Garcia Channel since Tuesday. The vessel Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
<a href= “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeBa-DetKpM” >watch on YouTube</a> A near miss for a Costa Cruises vessel in Venice has brought renewed calls for a ban on big cruiseships in the Italian city. Video footage shows the Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
After nearly two days and thousands of miles, the US Coast Guard called off its search for an overboard Carnival Corp crewmember. The agency said Sunday afternoon that it was unable to locate the worker, who fell off the 2,758-berth Carnival Victory (built Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
The US Coast Guard is searching for a Carnival crewmember who fell overboard Thursday. The agency said the 2,758-berth Carnival Victory (built 2000) notified watchstanders that a 37-year-old worker had fallen overboard 30 miles northwest of Cuba yesterday. The Coast Guard said it deployed Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
Singapore has said it has received no information on immediate threats to shipping in the Straits of Malacca following a warning from China this week. Neither has it received any intelligence on imminent attacks to Singapore-flagged vessels, port authority MPA said. On Wednesday, Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com