For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol. Seventy-one U.S. Navy Sailors were lost in the aftermath of the blast, during a brutal and largely overlooked early campaign of World War … [Read more...]
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Oil Spill Reported After Tugboat Capsizes Near Vancouver, Canada
The Canadian Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a tugboat which sank overnight on the Fraser River near Vancouver. The Coast Guard reports that the tug, named George H Ledcor, was towing a loaded barge when it capsized at about 11 p.m. on Monday. The overturned tug is located near Deering Island. An oil spill has been reported in the area. The City of … [Read more...]
SCF Tanker Loads First LNG Cargo from Yamal LNG’s Second Train
Russian shipping company SCF Group says its ice-class LNG carrier Pskov has loaded the first cargo of LNG from Yamal LNG's second train in the Russian Arctic. The vessel loaded the cargo on August 9th at the Port of Sabetta, home to the Yamal LNG plant, before sailing westward bound for Europe via the Northern Sea Route. Current ice conditions will allow the vessel to … [Read more...]
Clarksons First Half Profit Falls Amid Challenging Trading In Shipping, Offshore Markets
Integrated shipping services firm Clarskson Plc saw its profit drop in the first half of 2018 after a challenging trading environment across the shipping and offshore capital markets. The UK-based firm reported a pre-tax profit of £18 million in H1 2018, down from £21.9 million in H1 2017. Revenue also fell to £152.6 million from £156.8 million in 2017. “The first quarter … [Read more...]
Kinaki Arrives Home to Port Taranaki
Press Release - Robert Allan Ltd. - In June 2018 the new 25 metre harbour tractor tug Kinaki completed its 73-day journey via heavy lift transport ship from Istanbul, Turkey, and arrived safely in Lyttelton, New Zealand. From here it sailed on its own bottom to its new home with Port Taranaki in New Plymouth. This latest addition to the Port Taranaki tug fleet was built at … [Read more...]