by Mariska Buitendijk | May 14, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Mercy Ships’s new hospital ship, the Global Mercy, has completed deep water sea trials. It is one of the final milestones in the countdown towards the hospital ship’s delivery, equipping, maiden voyage and launch into service to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022. Mercy...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 26, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
Container shipping companies A.P. Møller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are considering rerouting their container ships, which would normally sail through the Suez Canal, via the Cape of Good Hope. The 400-metre container ship Ever Given ran aground across the important...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 19, 2021 | News
Construction of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Global Mercy of medical aid organisation Mercy Ships, is nearing completion. The ship will head to Europe this spring for additional outfitting and will visit Rotterdam before heading to...
