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Japan calls out Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack of cargo ship in Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack of cargo

Japan calls out Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack of cargo ship in Red Sea. Efforts are underway to secure the release of the ship. The ship was en route to India when seized off the coast of Yemen. Japan has strongly denounced the seizure of the Japanese-operated cargo ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea by … Read more

Largest Chinese Antarctic fleet sets off to put up research facility

Largest Chinese Antarctic fleet

The largest Chinese Antarctic fleet sets off to put up a research facility. Their primary mission is to support the construction of China’s fifth research station. The icebreakers will conduct environmental surveys in various Antarctic regions. A significant expedition comprising two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship embarked on a journey to the … Read more

Second cargo ship carrying relief items from UAE reaches Karachi Port

uae cargo ship

KARACHI: The second cargo ship carrying relief goods from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday reached Karachi port. According to the UAE consulate, the cargo ship had 30 containers of relief goods including food items, medicines and other relief items for flood victims in Pakistan. The material was handed over to the Pakistani authorities … Read more

Massive cargo sinks in the Persian Gulf off Iran with transporting cars

According to the authorities, a big cargo ship with transporting cars sank in stormy waves in the Persian Gulf on Thursday. The Al Salmy 6, a vessel registered in the United Arab Emirates, sank off Iran’s southern coast with 30 crew members on board. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura of the Dubai-based Salem Al Makrani Cargo firm … Read more

Record cargo shipped through Egypt’s Suez Canal last year

Suez Canal

CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said the key waterway netted record revenues last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic and a six-day blockage by giant cargo ship the Ever Given. Connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, the canal accounts for roughly 10 per cent of global maritime trade and is a source of much-needed foreign … Read more

Zero-emission, crewless cargo ship begins its maiden voyage this year

Zero-emission, crewless cargo ship begins its maiden voyage this year

The Yara Birkeland, the world’s first zero-emissions, crewless cargo ship, will set sail before the end of the year, according to Norwegian business Yara International. Media said Wednesday that the ship will be watched from three onshore data control centers as it travels between two Norwegian ports. The totally electric container ship is intended to … Read more

The stranded cargo ship at Sea View beach becomes a source of entertainment for citizens

Cargo Ship

A giant cargo ship stuck at Sea View Karachi has not been taken out yet, but it has become a source of entertainment for the citizens.

On the occasion of Independence Day, the citizens started swinging on a head chain of the ship at Sea View, and some equipment of the rescue company was also stolen.

A large crowd of people arrived to see M.V. HENG TONG 77, and the ship’s captain Omar looks distraught, while police and other security personnel disappeared instead of helping.

According to the report, thousands of people approached the ship on the sea view and even climbed the barge.

According to company sources, there is a possibility of a partial attempt to evacuate the ship today. If this attempt fails, the next operation is likely to start on or after August 20.

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Seizure ordered for the stranded cargo ship at Karachi beach, declared ‘Unseaworthy’

The concerned administration has stated the stranded cargo ship at Karachi beach ‘unseaworthy’ and given the seizure order for the enormous vessel under the protocols of Merchant Ordinance 2001. The stranded cargo ship, MV Heng Tong 77, has been professed as unseaworthy and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs definite to seize the vessel. The captain … Read more

Authorities start offloading fuel from Heng Tong 77

KARACHI: The authorities have started offloading fuel from Heng Tong 77, the cargo motor vessel that ran aground to find itself stuck at the Seaview beach in Karachi on July 19. “Of the 118 tonnes of oil, 15 tonnes have been offloaded,” a KPT source told BOL News, adding that the operation was being carried … Read more

Giant Cargo Ship got stuck near Sea View after engine failure

Cargo Ship

A giant cargo ship has been stuck near Karachi’s Sea view Beach for the last two days, Accroding to reports Owing to weather conditions on Wednesday, a cargo ship M.V. HENG TONG 77 drifted away as it lost its anchor and headed into shallow waters. According to the Karachi port administration, the ship’s anchor was … Read more

14,600 sheep drowned as cargo ship flips over in Black Sea

14,600 sheep drowned as cargo ship flips over in Black Sea

A cargo ship carrying about 14,600 sheep capsized in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania. The crew, which comprised 20 Syrians and one Lebanese, were rescued along with just 33 surviving animals. The ship, named Queen Hind, overturned for unknown reasons on Sunday shortly after leaving the Romanian port of Midia. Supported by … Read more