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DCMR: No hindrance expected from Fremantle Highway being in Rotterdam

DCMR: No hindrance expected from Fremantle Highway being in Rotterdam

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 2, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Ship repair/maintenance

Since 23 September, the fire-ravaged car carrier Fremantle Highway has been moored at the quay of Damen Shipyards Botlek in the Port of Rotterdam. The Dutch DCMR Environmental Protection Agency and Port of Rotterdam Authority have since visited the ship to assess...
First vehicles carrier joins Green Award

First vehicles carrier joins Green Award

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 27, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, News, Shipping

Car carrier Apollon Leader is the first of its kind to join the Green Award programme. Also, the ship’s owner, Japanese Mitsubishi Ore Transport, was recently certified, together with its bulk carrier Santa Isabel. Car Carrier Apollon Leader, built in 2008 and flying...
Data entry error results in car carrier heeling over

Data entry error results in car carrier heeling over

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 7, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Car carrier stability is a delicate matter, so officers need to be well-trained in the use of loading computers, warns The Nautical Insititute in its latest Mars Report. In this report, a data entry error resulted in a heel of 60° in less than a minute. The Nautical...
Grimaldi orders five more ammonia-ready car carriers

Grimaldi orders five more ammonia-ready car carriers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 18, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Grimaldi Group has ordered five new ammonia-ready pure car & truck carrier (PCTC) vessels, with an option for another two units, with subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC). The shipping company placed a similar order for five such...
How a fire resulted in the total loss of car carrier Höegh Xiamen

How a fire resulted in the total loss of car carrier Höegh Xiamen

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Procedures should not only describe the hazards, but also provide the process to mitigate them. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which it describes how the car carrier Höegh Xiamen was lost as a result of fire. In this case,...
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