Readers’ Picks of the Week (5-9 of Jan)
| DSME Christens World’s Biggest Containership | |
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Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has named the MSC Oscar, which with the nominal capacity of 19,224 TEU has claimed the title of the world’s biggest containership.…Read more |
| VIDEO: Pieter Schelte Reaches Rotterdam | |
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The world’s largest vessel Pieter Schelte, owned by Allseas, has arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.…Read more |
| VIDEO: Hoegh Osaka’s Listing under Investigation | |
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An investigation into the cause of the car carrier Hoegh Osaka’s listing has been launched by the UK’s Marine Accident Incident Branch (MAIB).…Read more |
| Update 2: Cemfjord Located on Seabed | |
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The wreck of the cement carrier Cemfjord which capsized and sank in the Pentland Firth with eight men on board on January 2 has been located on the seabed in the eastern approaches to the Firth, by the lighthouse te…Read more |
| Update: No Trace of Bulk Jupiter or Its Missing Crew | |
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No new crew members or debris from the sunken supramax bulk carrier Bulk Jupiter have been detected during the recent search operations, the vessel’s owner and operator Gearbulk said in a statement.…Read more |
World Maritime News Staff
