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Tuesday, 11 April 2017 10:06

Search for the crew of Stellar Daisy continues

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The search for the crew of 22 has lasted for two weeks. One American aircraft and two merchant ships joined the search mission on 8 April. That same day, the merchant ship Anna Maria found two life vests, but no sign of survivors. The 1993-built Stellar Daisy was on its way to China and was carrying 260,003 million tons of ore.

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Monday, 10 April 2017 11:24

HMM orders 10 new big carriers

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has signed a document with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) on the building of 10 big carriers. Chang-keun Yoo, president of the HMM, stated: "We currently operate with 12 VLCCs, which have been foundational to stable profits. We thought this year is the right time to order new VLCCs." A final agreement with DSME will be concluded by the end of July.

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Friday, 07 April 2017 10:43

World's first ship tunnel closer to construction

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The Norwegian ship tunnel project is getting closer to construction. The Norwegian government submitted the National Transport Plan 2018-2029, which proposes the planning of the ship tunnel. About 163 million euro have been earmarked for the first half of the project. The project’s full cost is projected to be about 293 million euro. The tunnel will be 1.7 kilometers long, 50 meters high and 36 meters wide. After several procedures, it will be presented to the Parliament.

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Thursday, 06 April 2017 11:32

Maersk Genoa Collides with freighter Dan Fighter

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The containership Maersk Genoa has collided with the freighter Dan Fighter on 4 April in the Netherlands. After the collision, the Maersk Genoa has suffered a breach above the water level. No pollution or container loss has been reported.

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Tuesday, 04 April 2017 10:16

Desgagnés takes delivery of first dual-fuel carrier

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The Canadian company Desgagnés has accepted the order for the ship Damia Desgagnés, the world's first dual-fuel carrier, which would be its first delivery to Turkey. The Damia Desgagnés is scheduled around 10 April and will most likely first be delivered in Europe before heading to North America. The Damia Desgagnés has the Wärtsila 5RT-flex 50DF engine, developing a power output of 5,450 kW. The vessel can be powered by heavy fuel oil, marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas.

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Monday, 03 April 2017 10:01

Cargo ship Stellar Daisy sank in South Atlantic

Written by Blogeri Adriadiesel

The cargo ship Stellar Daisy sank on 31 March in the South Atlantic. When the ship departed from Uruguay, the ship's crew sent a text saying their ship was taking on water. The 266,000-ton Stella Daisy loaded with 260,000 tons of ore departed from Brazil for China on 26 March.

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