Abroad

New details of the corruption scheme for certification of seafarers
The Security Service of Ukraine has identified two more persons involved in the corruption scheme in the field of certification of seafarers.

The Cenk Car ro-ro vessel broke down in the Black Sea
The Cenk Car broke down in the Black Sea en route to Poti, Georgia.

ZIM will receive five more LNG container ships
ZIM has signed a long-term time charter contract with Seaspan Corporation for five additional container ships with a capacity of 7 thousand TEU fueled by liquefied natural gas.

Three seafarers died on GLOBAL LAKE chemical carrier
Three crew members of the GLOBAL LAKE tanker were killed in an accident in the cargo tank of the vessel. Two seafarers were Turkish citizens, one was Georgian.

DP World increased its profits by 1.5 times
DP World increased revenue by 21.3% to $ 4.94 billion.

Despite Ever Given: Suez Canal Revenues Increased
Egypt’s revenues from the Suez Canal from January 20th to August 20th increased by 11.2%.

Explosion on a platform in Mexico reduced oil production by a quarter
Five people died in a fire at the Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Six people were injured, two are missing.

Robots instead of seafarers: MOL is preparing an experiment
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Japanese Meltin MMI have agreed to install remotely controlled robots on vessels.

Ever Given passed the Suez Canal successfully
The container ship Ever Given passed the Suez Canal again almost six months later, this time successfully.

General cargo ship sank in Taiwan waters
General cargo ship Fu Lin 88 sank in the Taiwan Strait.