Evergreen vessel still blocking Suez
Taiwanese shipping corporation, Evergreen Line, has confirmed that the Ever Given remains stuck in the southern channel of the Suez Canal after it ran aground on Tuesday.
Botswana announces restricted movement until March 31
Transporters operating into Botswana have been advised that movement will be restricted between the hours of 8pm and 4am every day until the end of March.
Questions raised over carrier sinking within sight of land and two other vessels
Frightening footage has emerged of the moment that the hull of a 46-year-old dry-bulk carrier, the MV Arvin, visibly split in two, sending the Ukrainian-owned ship to the bottom of the Black Sea off Turkey’s eastern coast.
Trapped aboard ship for 4 years – swimming to get provisions
An unresolved legal wrangle has left the chief officer of the general cargo ship Aman detained on board at the Suez anchorage in Egypt since July 2017 after a court made him the ship’s legal guard. This means he can’t leave her – and the stalled sale of the ship suggests that she can’t leave him.
Suez Canal blockage creates world’s largest shipping jam
A large Evergreen container ship has run aground in the Suez Canal after losing the ability to steer amid high winds and a dust storm.
Transnet employee arrested for cable theft
A Transnet Engineering (TE) employee has been arrested and is due to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on charges of cable theft.
Ever Given’s Suez logjam – latest
As fears mount that the 339m-long, 20 388-TEU box ship Ever Given will remain lodged for the time being in the southern channel of the Suez Canal, lines are already diverting vessels away from the Africa-Middle East waterway.
‘Container stack collapse can lead to PTSD’
A volunteer group that looks after seafarers’ interests has voiced concern over the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarer.
SAA business rescue wrapped up
SAA’s Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) are wrapping up the last details of the rescue plan and hope to see SAA exit the business rescue process by the end of March.
Fourth vessel joins SA register
The private sector has put its money where its mouth is to help realise the government’s ambitious plan to develop a domestically registered national fleet of trade vessels, as outlined in the Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP).
