February 14th, 20190A joint venture by Canada’s CSL group and German Hartmann family's HJH Shipmanagement has exercised an option with CSSC Chengxi Shipyard to build one 40,000 dwt self-unloading bulk carrier.
CSL and HJH formed the 50/50 joint venture last year and signed for one 40,000 dwt bulker plus one option at CSSC Chengxi.
The vessel, which...
February 8th, 20190Canadian dry bulk operator Algoma Central Corporation has announced that Ken Bloch Soerensen has resigned as president and CEO to spend more time with his family in Europe.
Sorensen has been heading Algoma since April 2015 and will be replaced by COO Gregg Ruhl who will assume the role immediately. Ruhl has been with Algoma since...
February 6th, 20190A crane that collapsed on an Evergreen boxship at the port of Vancouver has now been removed and the vessel will depart from Canada tomorrow morning.
The ship, , will complete its discharge of boxes today.
The vessel made contact with the crane early in the morning of January 28. Remarkably no one was injured in the ensuing...
January 30th, 20190Two floating cranes are being deployed at the Port of Vancouver to try and move a crane that collapsed on Monday onto an Evergreen boxship.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, saying in initial comments that the ship, the 7,024 teu , struck a gantry crane while berthing and both the vessel and crane...
January 29th, 20190Canadian investigators are on the scene looking into yet another crane collapse. Early Monday morning, the lifting boom of a crane fell onto the containership as the vessel came into dock at the Port of Vancouver's Global Container Terminal (GCT).
While no injuries occurred it is understood the ship was damaged in the accident. The...
January 18th, 20190Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation has sealed a deal with Oldendorff to acquire the German owner's interest in the CSL International Pool, which includes three self-discharging bulk carriers operating in the pool.
The deal sees Algoma’s interest in the pool increase to around 40%, while picking up handysize bulker Alice...
January 11th, 20190One week on, the fire that has raged on the 7,500 teu has finally been brought under control. The ship’s owner, Hapag-Lloyd, said that salvors are now towing the burnt ship to Halifax in Canada. Three tugs are being deployed to get the ship moved to its destination some 800 nautical miles away.
Hapag-Lloyd has warned clients that...
January 5th, 20190In a shocking start to the year for marine casualties German boxline Hapag-Lloyd has reported its 7,510 teu ship suffered a fire in one of its containers onboard off Bermuda on Thursday. The fire since spread and has yet to be contained despite the master’s efforts to change course to lessen the wind speed. Firefighting continues and...
December 19th, 20184Canada has a new tanker owner. Ontario-based McKeil Marine has swooped for a pair of Turkish product tankers to go alongside its fleet of tugs, barges and general cargo ships.
Brokers report the Burlington-headquartered 62-year-old company has paid Istanbul-based Transal Denizcilik Ticaret $9m and $8.5m respectively for the two ice...
December 6th, 20181Canadian National Railway has put in a preliminary joint bid to buy the largest shipping terminal in eastern Canada, with a view of stealing some of New York’s container business.
CN’s CEO, Jean-Jacques Ruest , interviewed by the Financial Post yesterday, said the company aimed to make the 30 ha Halterm Container Terminal in...
