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The Indian company GE Shipping has taken delivery of a Supramax carrier Jag Rohan. GE Shipping signed a contract with Kambara Kisen to buy the 52,450 dwt vessel in the first part of 2017. According to VesselsValue’s data, the Jag Rohan, previously known as Tenshou Maru, was purchased for USD 9 million. GE Shipping’s current fleet stands at 45 vessels.
Thursday, 04 May 2017 12:20

Regal Princess Completes Its Paint Job

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A video of Regal Princess sailing on the river Elbe has been published on the Internet. The video shows the newly painted Regal Princess sailing on the river Elbe in Germany on April 28. From April 17 to 28, the cruise ship was at the Blohm Voss shipyard in Hamburg for retrofitting. Following its docking, the vessel left Hamburg and set sail for Copenhagen. The Regal Princess if 330 meters long and able to accommodate 3,560 passengers and 1,346 crew members.
The vessel was built by the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries in 2011. According to VesselsValue, the container ship was purchased through an auction procedure for a price of USD 33 million. The Panamax is one of five sister ships bought in late March, which will be delivered to their new owner in 2017. Capital Ship Management is currently operating a fleet of 58 vessels.
After searching over 5,000 square nautical miles, the United States Coast Guard has called off the search operation for a crew member who went missing from the cruise ship MS Liberty of the Seas. 39-year-old Norman DeCastro went missing on April 24 and was last seen at 1:30 a.m. Involved in the search efforts were the HC-144 airplane and the coast guard cutters Manowar and Pompano.
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