April 7th, 20203The master and crew onboard the , at the centre of a week-long coronavirus-linked standoff in Bangladesh waters, have negotiated the details for the safe offload of the vessel’s cargo. With the Marshall Islands registry acting as mediator, the crew and the ship’s owner, Tomini from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have come up with...
April 6th, 20205The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the ship’s owner in Bangladeshi waters. Last week, the ship’s Indian captain took the decision to invoke Master’s Authority under the International Safety Management Code and applicable Safety Management System,...
March 24th, 20200Bangladesh has followed Pakistan and India’s lead in issuing a two-week moratorium on all ships heading to the south Asian nation for shipbreaking purposes. Five ships have been asked to stay at the outer anchorage of the Bay of Bengal as part of a coronavirus alert. India and Pakistan have similar measures in place bringing the...
March 16th, 20201Bashundhara LP Gas, the LPG subsidiary of the Bangladesh conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has shaken hands with Japan's K Line to acquire the 2002-built 77,809 c um for $34m, sources tell Splash. The ship was initially reported by brokers as sold to FGAS Petrol, however the Vietnamese company informed Splash it was not behind the...
January 15th, 20200Gentium Solutions from Australia and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh in Dhaka to develop shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities in the south Asian country. The companies will now set about developing a yard for shipbuilding and repair in the country...
November 4th, 20190Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers has signed a coal transportation agreement with Bangladesh Chinese Power Company Limited (BCPCL). The agreement will see Oldendorff provide a full transportation solution to BCPCL, including coal transportation from Indonesia or Australia, with transshipment in Andaman and Nicobar, to the Payra power...
October 25th, 20190Bangladesh is looking at getting containers to fly in order to alleviate crippling truck congestion at its top port. Chicago-based EagleRail Container Logistics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to begin the first steps toward transforming and improving throughput on the port’s...
September 12th, 20191With the death toll at Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards showing no sign of abating, a local trade union has presented the government with an urgent 10-point demand to improve safety in what is the most dangerous shipping-related profession on the planet. The demands include investigating shipbreaking accidents and holding the yard...
September 6th, 20190Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry has sold 2008-built supramax bulk carrier . Confirming the sale to Splash, the company said: “We can confirm the sale of the m/v Medi Valencia (56,000 dwt) but we cannot disclose the name of the buyer and the price due to confidentiality clause. The sale of this vessel from d’Amico Dry is part of...
September 2nd, 20190Two workers were killed and three others injured after a cable attached to a ship collapsed on them at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda in Bangladesh on Saturday evening. The accident happened at the Ziri Subedar shipbreaking yard and is the latest in a series of deaths at Bangladeshi yards this year. On July 31, three workers died...
