Shipping Times - Shipping & Shipbuilding News August Archives

Items from 31st August

A giant comes down - once the world's biggest shipyard crane
A sad end to an Arrol Titan, but signals regeneration of shipbuilding on the Clyde

Extra cruise to see QE2 on the Clyde
Calmac adds another sailing as first cruise sells out

Two dead after cruise ship collides with cargo vessel
Cypriot passenger ship in collision with Israeli cargo ship leaves two sailors dead

Anyone lost a 25 tonne hatch cover? Somebody's ship has!
Coastguard vessel recovers ship's hatch cover which may have come from a 70,000 ton bulker

Eitzen Maritime Services sees double-digit growth
And acquisition of Spanish group Provimar sees revenues double

Aker shipyards to build two new anchor handling tugs
The sisters will be the most powerful built by the company to date

Items from 30th August

Two ships with more than twenty deficiencies amongst detained vessels in July
Shocking state of bulk carrier detained at Cardiff

Thamesport welcomes largest ship to dock at port
ADRIAN MAERSK will be followed by sister vessel, ARTHUR MAERSK

New ship christened for DFDS Lys Line
Bodewes Shipyards complete the multipurpose vessel ODERTAL

Launch of SICHEM HONG KONG
Yet another chemical tanker for Eitzen from 21st Century Shipbuilding

Genmar takes delivery of Suezmax tanker from Universal Shipbuilding
Latest addition to the General Maritime Corporation fleet

Danish shipyard wins orders to keep it busy till 2010
Series of 180,000 dwt bulk carriers ordered by Carras Hellas

Items from 28th August

Scottish shipbuilding and engineering back in vogue
Shipbuilding and repair in Scotland represents a quarter of the sector in the UK

Latest 11,000 teu ship named at Odense shipyard
Maersk welcomes container vessel, ELLY MAERSK

Ceremony to applaud the return of 105 year old yacht to original class
In October a ceremony will celebrate the MADIZ, a classic yacht built on the Clyde in 1902

Kawasaki apologises for crane deaths
Three killed after shipyard crane collapses.

Items from 27th August

APL orders the most powerful marine engines in shipping history
Eight 115,000 BHP engines ordered from MAN for new giant boxships

Microsoft partner's yacht saves crew from sinking tug - one dies
Crewman drowns but seven others are saved by the OCTOPUS, used by Bill Gates

New container ship knocks out Kiel Canal
Section of the Kiel canal put out of operation after JORK RELIANCE slams into lock

Shipping firm's new containers help save tropical forests
Eco-containers with bamboo floors means less destruction of tropical trees

Items from 23rd August

British naval ships assist Belize after Hurricane Dean
PORTLAND and WAVE RULER send teams to assist remote village after devastation

World's largest crane takes shape in China
Yantai Raffles mammoth crane enters final phase of construction at Yantai

Stena orders ferries from Samsung shipyard
Unusual order for South Korean shipyard

Veteran Falklands ship arrives for refit on Tyneside
RFA FORT AUSTIN docks at A&P Tyne for the third time in ten years

Items from 22nd August

NEW FLAME 'likely to break up'
Salvage operations on stricken bulker off Gibraltar abandoned as ship becomes unstable

Washington state heaps praise on MOL car carrier
CAMELLIA ACE praised for high quality of bunkering operations

Model of revolutionary X-Bow at London Science Museum
Visitors can see for themselves one of the most startling changes in ship design of recent years

All change at Glasgow as ASP looks to future growth
Ship management firm predicts new appointments will mean more business

Port of Tyne hosts British ports conference
The annual conference of the British Ports Association in October

Japanese shipyard welcomes future UK flag newbuilds
Delivery of the first of five bulkers for Rio Tinto sees 'voyage of discovery' for owners

Items from 20th August

Polish shipyard launches latest Scottish Fisheries vessel
FPV HIRTA makes a splash at Remontowa's Northern Shipyard

Royal Navy ships prepare for Hurricane Dean
Plymouth based PORTLAND and WAVE RULER to render assistance to the Cayman Islands

Crew abandon ship after striking rocks near the Skerries
MoD-contracted vessel comes to grief on the rocks

Shipping company introduces Trans-Rak car carrying containers
Four cars to a container and a more flexible service says CMA CGM

PRESIDENT ADAMS containership arrives in New York
Vessel inaugurates the new APL Suez Express Service

Samsung Heavy to expand shipyard to meet rising demand
Geoje shipyard to get 280,000 sq m extension as record orders pour in

Items from 18th August

MSC NAPOLI section arrives at Harland & Wolff shipyard
Belfast site will reduce forward section over four to five months

NCL cruise line boosted by billion dollar shareholder
Private equity group's cash will help fund new vessels

Items from 17th August

High Court arrests would-be runaway vessel
Fishing vessel at Ullapool arrested over non-payment of crew wages

Calmac to reduce Islay service to one ferry to permit repairs to ship
HEBRIDEAN ISLES to go into drydock in September for essential maintenance

Royal visit to the oldest rock lighthouse in the British Isles
Today sees the 200th anniversary of the start of construction work of Bell Rock lighthouse

Last of six BAHIA class ships christened at Daewoo shipyard
BAHIA NEGRA is the last of this clutch, but many more new ships are bound for Hamburg Sud's fleet

Latest vessel arrives at Bodewes shipyard for fitting out
Built in the Ukraine, finished in the Netherlands

Items from 16th August

Latest newbuild for North Star on her way to Peterhead
GRAMPIAN TALISMAN delivered to her owners from Spanish shipyard

Gravesend - Tilbury ferry company fined for overloading vessel
£18000 fine plus costs for carrying more passengers than permitted on tiny ferry

ITF and IMHA join to condemn HIV discrimination at sea
HIV in shipping should not be considered a threat to public health say doctors

Aberdeen Harbour enjoys African boost
Oilfield equipment shipments almost doubled in first half of 2007

Items from 15th August

ITF say detained ship is set to flee from Scotland
A 252 grt fishing vessel held at Ullapool changes name sparking crew's fears of flight

Eitzen Chemical profits soar in second quarter
Company buoyed by increased sales, fleet and market rates

Euroseas take early delivery of Cosco container ships
BEAUTY RIVER and HONOR RIVER join the Greek firm's fleet

Navios secures eight charters and orders four Capesize bulk ships
2009 delivery dates for new vessels

Aker wins contract for two ships for Solstad
With option for a further two vessels

Items from 14th August

HMS DARING completes successful sea trials
First round of trials deemed a success as new destroyer exceeds design speed

Irish police to investigate after death of Polish seaman
DUBLIN VIKING's Third Officer dies a week after incident

Cargo ship sinks during storm
Ship being repaired in a Montenegro port partly submerged

Items from 13th August

Large ships in collision off Gibraltar, one partly sinks
Large bulk carrier collides with oil tanker and sinks at the bow

Passengers injured as fast ferry slams into cargo vessel
Turkish media reports serious injuries as Istanbul ferry hits Ukrainian freighter

HHI naming ceremonies update
A list of four ships which were christened by Hyundai Heavy in July

Road Equivalent Tariff to be piloted on Calmac ferry routes
Scottish Cabinet Secretary to introduce RET scheme to assess impacts

Royal Navy ship rescues stranded fishermen
HMS PORTLAND in rescue in the Caribbean

Items from 12th August

Fire causes $750,000 worth of damage on USNS SISLER
Military Sealift RO-RO suffers fire at Boston

Uljanik shipyard delivers 4900 capacity car carrier
ISTRA ACE handed over to Ray Car Carriers

Items from 10th August

Cruise ships in minor collision in Norwegian fjord
Norwegian press report collision between THOMSON SPIRIT and OCEAN MAJESTY

US Navy ship has close encounter with old WW2 mine
In no danger, but close!

Shipyard boss appointed chairman of Scottish Enterprise Glasgow
Head of 4000 shipyard workers now has task of building up Glasgow

Busy times at 21st Century Shipbuilding
Launch of Eitzen tanker, steel cutting and keel laying of two other chemical tankers

Irish dockers 'victory' after ITF prevents crew from unloading
Union inspector says cement company's attempt to make crew unload was 'a scandal'

Items from 9th August

Passengers injured as ice collapses onto cruise ship
Specialist cruise vessel hit by falling ice shelf, all aboard are Britons

Slave trade freedom ship AMISTAD docks at Falmouth
Copy of the original ship that saw the beginnings of revolt against the African slave trade

Airlines cannot compete with sea travel
Irish Ferries offer new low fares between Ireland and Britain

Latest 10000 super containership heading for Felixstowe
COSCO ASIA leaves Tianjin on her maiden voyage

Navios takes delivery of bulker from Universal Shipbuilding
Bulker already placed with charterers for two years

Container ships christened at Hyundai shipyard
And orders for HMD total $4.43 billion so far this year

Golden Ocean takes opportunity to profit with sale of vessel
mv SHINYO BRILLIANCE sale helps newbuild war-chest

Items from 8th August

Extraordinary war of words between Jersey ferry rivals
CEO of HD Ferries blasts Condor's statements that HD1 is unsuitable

Latest cruise ship will be unveiled at the weekend
NORWEGIAN GEM will leave her covered dock at Meyer Werft on Sunday

CLIPPER HEBE delivered from Meyer Weft shipyard
First of four ethylene tanklers for Solvang ASA

Items from 7th August

MSC NAPOLI section to be scrapped in Belfast
The beginning of the finale as contract awarded for recycling of ship

Record shipment of clay at Teignmouth
Port breaks own record with simultaneous loading of four ships

Dredging firm in multi-vessel investment adds two newbuilds
Orders for Croatian and Spanish shipyards as investment programme continues.

Old ships may be barred from Indian coasts
Will include vessels over 25 years old and FoC ships says paper

DryShips to buy vessels on strength of 'robust' bulk market
Eight vessels to be added to fleet, five of them newbuilds

Items from 6th August

Polish captain of sunken vessel charged
Master accused of being drunk whilst on duty

HMAS MARYBOROUGH named at Austal shipyard
New Armidale Class Patrol Boat for Royal Australian Navy

600 cheer HMS MONTROSE's return
Crowd welcomes frigate after seven months at sea

British ships on crest of a new wave
As Britain gets back into the Top Ten of shipping, we look at one company growing its UK flagged fleet

Items from 5th August

Ex Channel ferry suffers fire - to be scrapped
Turkish roro BOZTEPE to be towed back to Turkey and scrapped

Cargo vessel JORK sinks after colliding with platform
Coaster's hull bursts with swelling cargo, all crew safe

Ill-starred ferry returns to service after being detained
Second incident involving collision with a Condor ferry sees HD1 prevented from sailing

Items from 3rd August

Union calls for more 'honest' reporting of offshore incidents
Unite says all fatalities and incidents in offshore gas and oil should be reported 'as one'

Brunei navy ships leave the Clyde
They have almost become landmarks, now they are off to Barrow to await a buyer

Incat delivers its largest ever catamaran
'New era' heralded for Japanese ferry transportation

J Laurtizen bows out of reefer shipping after 60 years
NYK Reefers now control 100% of company

Divers' bodies found at SCYLLA wreck
Cause of deaths unknown, but will ignite debate on dive sites

Vessel runs aground at Perth harbour
BALTIYSKIY-201 suffers grounding on sandbank

IoM registered tanker collides with quayside
BIRTHE THERESA causes damage to Hamburg quay and herself

End of the shipping line for Dumbarton-built DELTA QUEEN
80 year old riverboat will sail no more after losing US Congress exemption

Items from 1st August

Calmac joins in celebrations of return of QE2 to the Clyde
Special one-off cruise to meet the grand old lady of the Atlantic on her launch birthday

Successful container ship consortium extended ten years
Grand Alliance members agreed to continue co-operation for a further decade.

200,000 dwt bulk carrier delivered from Universal Shipbuilding
Another bulk carrier for Fair Wind Navigation

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