The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The vessel has a carrying capacity of 8,500 car equivalent units (ceu) with up to 6.5 meters of free deck height, 12 meters of ramp width, and capacity to take cargo weighing up to 375 tonnes. It measures 199.9 meters in … [Read more...]
Kenya Releases Höegh Car Carrier After UN Weapons Gaffe, No Drugs Found Inside Ship
NAIROBI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A Norwegian-flagged ship that was held in Kenya for more than a week over undeclared weapons belonging to the United Nations has been released, the owners of the vessel said. Kenyan authorities boarded the ship at the port of Mombasa on Sept. 17 and uncovered undeclared weapons in a U.N. shipment destined for peacekeepers in the … [Read more...]
UN Defends Arms Shipment in Kenya, But Calls Drug Claim Disturbing
NAIROBI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Weapons discovered by Kenyan authorities aboard a Norwegian ship were part of a legitimate cargo for United Nations peacekeepers and the vessel should not have been inspected without a U.N. presence, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday. Kenyan authorities said they uncovered weapons and a drug-like substance stashed inside a shipment of … [Read more...]
Undeclared Weapons Found on Höegh Car Carrier Inside UN Vehicles, Owner Confirms
By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Weapons found by Kenyan police on a ship last week had been stashed inside a shipment of United Nations vehicles, the Norwegian company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday. Kenyan police said security agents on Thursday discovered firearms and drugs on the Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Transporter, which is … [Read more...]
Drugs and Weapons Reportedly Found on Höegh Car Carrier in Mombasa
A search of a Norwegian-flagged car carrier at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya has reportedly turned up firearms and drugs hidden inside a few of the vehicles being transported by the ship. Local reports on Monday said that the illegal contraband was discovered during a search of the ship Höegh Transporter and its cargo over the weekend. The contraband was discovered … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Car Carrier Makes Maiden Call in Rotterdam
Delivered in June, Höegh Target is the world's largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessel with a carrying capacity of 8,500 car equivalent units. Here is the vessel making its maiden call in Rotterdam on August 21. The photos show the Höegh Target as it passes the Caland Bridge and in the Brittaniëhaven under tow by KOTUG International's hybrid Rotortugs RT … [Read more...]
Car Carrier Hoegh Osaka Heads for Falmouth After Cargo Discharge
Höegh Autoliners says all units have now been discharged from its Hoegh Osaka car carrier in Southampton and the vessel is now completely empty of cargo. Cleaning of the decks and accommodation areas has also been completed, according to the company, and the vessel was expected to be head to Falmouth for final repair on Tuesday. AIS data from MarineTraffic.com showed the … [Read more...]