1/Yesterday it was the #Suez, today #Bosphrous.

Panama-flagged, 32k ton bulker #LadyZehma, outbound from #Ukraine port of Chornomosk went aground in the #Bosphrous, temporarily closing traffic.

The ship was making 10 knots when she veered to starboard & is reporting stopped. ImageImageImage
2/Good news is she is not blocking the channel and the large Turkish-flagged salvage/rescue vessel #NeneHatun is on location.

Ships will standby off #Istanbul and the northern side of the #Bosphrous until the Turkish officials reopen the channel.

H/T @MarineTraffic ImageImage
4/Latest images of #LadyZehma aground off the European side of the #Bosphorous, just north of Istanbul.

She is about as downtown as a ship can get. Image
MV #LadyZehma has been freed about 2200 hours UTC and moved to the anchorage off Istanbul.

She is showing at anchor and probably needs a hull inspection before continuing her voyage. Image

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Sep 1
1/Recap of last night's #Suez incident. MT #AFFINITYV grounded southbound in the canal near the same spot as #EverGiven. She was lightly loaded and appeared to be set to the west by wind. Her bow grounded and her stern pitched to the opposite bank...

gcaptain.com/crude-oil-tank…
2/After #AFFINITYV went aground, with her bow into the west bank and her stern across the canal, the smaller tanker #Amelia, behind her in the southbound convoy appeared to strike her starboard quarter.

Amelia was backed off and #Suez tugs responded to free #AFFINITYV.
3/With the benefit of a 4ft high tide, the tugs were able to move the stern of #AFFINITYV counter clockwise into the canal and then pull her back into the channel and move her about a mile down canal. Total time was about 4 to 5 hours.
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Aug 31
The 252M, 114k ton Singapore-flagged crude oil tanker #AffinityV went aground south bound in the #Suez, just north of where #EverGiven went aground in March 2021.

Egyptian tugs are on scene.

Vessels in the southbound convoy from the lake appear to be in disarray having to stop.
Looking at her track on @MarineTraffic, she appeared to ground, get loose and is now grounded again.

Her last port was Sines, Portugal enroute to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. She is probably light and heading to load.
Tanker #AFFINITYV is currently being assisted by the large tug Ezzat Adel and three smaller tugs.

They appeared to have removed her from the initial grounding but then grounded again a mile further south based on her AIS data.
Read 8 tweets
Jul 30
I am not even sure where to start with this @NavalInstitute article.

1. Saying that @MSCSealift is not much of a combat or a logistics force is insulting to those mariners who perform this mission everyday and get treated with general 2nd class respect for their work.
2. The Next Generation Logistic Vessel follows the trend with the Littoral Combat Ship and now the Light Amphibious Warfare that tries to do logistics on the cheap (but it will not be) and distributed (which means less).
3. Saying that LHD/LHAs are "LIKE" UNREP ships is the same as saying since they carry F35w they are "LIKE" nuclear aircraft carriers.

The capabilites may be similar, but the scale and missions are completely different.
Read 10 tweets
Jul 24
1/This has been a busy news week for What's Going on With Shipping.

We had our weekly update, update on the #BonhommeRichard, fire on board a Peruvian Navy warship in #Rimpac, an agreement in #UkraineRussiaWar on grain, and a missing containership.

youtube.com/channel/UCT_yB…
2/We had our weekly recap in What the Ship!

1⃣Supply Chain & Rise in US Container Imports
2⃣Brazil, Bulkers & China's Mineral Resource Group
3⃣US Energy Exports Increase
4⃣Labor Strikes Around the World
5⃣ US Inland & Coastal Waters

3/US Navy Finally Announces Punishments for Bonhomme Richard Fire, Two Years After Ship's Loss

This is the fifth video in my #BonhommeRichard series with two videos from 2020 examining the fire and two others that analyze the JAGMAN investigation.

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Jul 23
1/The agreement brokered by Turkey between Russia and Ukraine to open up ports along the Gulf of #Odesa in the #BlackSea cannot work if Russia plans on attacking the ports in question.

There are many hurdles that need to be overcome for this to work.
2/First, the need for the grain is paramount. @unctad has made clear the vital importance of #grain, in particular #wheat, #sunflower, #corn & #barley for nations in Africa.

3/Myself and @johnkonrad was on @CavasShips Podcast to talk about this very topic last week.

defaeroreport.com/2022/07/15/cav…
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Jul 20
What the Ship!
July 20, 2022

Updates on Previous Stories
1⃣Supply Chain & Rise in US Container Imports
2⃣Brazil, Bulkers & China's Mineral Resource Group
3⃣US Energy Exports Increase
4⃣Labor Strikes Around the World
5⃣ US Inland & Coastal Waters

1⃣ U.S. Container Imports Rise in June as Congestion Shifts East

H/T @gCaptain @theloadstar

Video:

#supplychain #ports #rail #containers

gcaptain.com/u-s-container-…
2⃣ Fertilizer Inflation Forces Overhaul of Brazil Ports, Railways

H/T @gCaptain @business @BloombergNRG

Video:

#bulk #fertilizer #sugar #ore #china #australia

gcaptain.com/fertilizer-inf…
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