March 7th, 20180Hafiz Darya Arya Shipping (HDASCO), a subsidiary of Iranian containerline IRISL, will take delivery of the first of four 14,500 teu ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea in a couple of weeks time. The 366 m long Rayen is more than twice as large as IRISL’s current largest boxship series – a set of five 6,500 teu...
January 29th, 20180As the oil spill caused by the sinking of NITC tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea continues to spread, there is a strong possibility that the oil spill could endanger the environment of China’s neighbouring countries, South Korea and Japan.
According to a report by Britain's National Oceanography Centre, concerns are growing about...
January 26th, 20180It has been almost a fortnight days since the NITC tanker Sanchi sank in the East China Sea after an explosion onboard, and the oil spill caused by the incident continues to spread off the Chinese coastline leading to increasing environmental concerns.
According to State Oceanic Administration of China, more oil slicks have been...
January 18th, 20180The oil spill from sunken Iranian tanker off the East China Sea has spread further, and Chinese authorities have deployed more vessels for the clean up operation.
The tanker, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil, sank in the East China Sea on Sunday, a week after colliding with Chinese bulker CF Crystal.
According to...
January 14th, 20183NITC tanker , which has been burning in the East China Sea for over a week, sank on Sunday after another major explosion onboard the vessel.
According to China’s Ministry of Transport, the tanker suffered a major explosion around noon on Sunday and sank about 4:45pm local time.
Sanchi collided with Chinese bulker CF Crystal on...
January 12th, 20180Firefighting teams have resumed operations to put out the fire onboard NITC tanker following a retreat on Wednesday due to an explosion on the tanker.
According to China’s Ministry of Transport, currently there are two vessels spraying firefighting foam on the vessel and another vessel has been transporting the foam from...
January 11th, 20180NITC tanker , which has been on fire for five days since a collision with Chinese bulker CF Crystal, suffered a partial explosion onboard the vessel yesterday.
According to China’s Ministry of Transport, rescue vessels were attempting to get near the tanker in order to better assess the situation when the bow suddenly exploded,...
January 10th, 20180Firefighting operations to douse the NITC tanker Sanchi in the East China Sea near Shanghai carried on for a fourth straight day on Wednesday with little visible progress. The tanker is still burning and 31 crew of the vessel remain missing after rescuers found a seafarer’s body yesterday.
According to an official from the Shanghai...
January 9th, 20180The huge fire onboard the NITC tanker continued today after the vessel collided with Chinese bulker CF Crystal in the East China Sea off Shanghai on Saturday night. Rescue vessels are still struggling to contain the inferno, although the ship’s Iranian owner has claimed the fire is weakening.
According to China’s Ministry of...
January 8th, 20180The fire onboard National Iranian Tanker Co’s suezmax tanker continues two days after the vessel collided with Chinese bulker CF Crystal in the East China Sea off Shanghai on Saturday night. So far the 32 crew of the tanker have not been found.
The US Navy has also sent helicopters and ships to join the search for the missing crew,...
