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On March 5, 2025, the Attica Holdings S.A. announced the sale of the"Kriti II", owned by a subsidiary of the company, with the aim of recycling it in accordance with European and Greek standards for safe and environmentally sound ship dismantling. The vessel will be sent to an authorized recycling facility included in the European list of ship dismantling yards, which ensures compliance with all required environmental and safety standards. The purchase price for the transaction amounted to €3.6 million, which strengthened the group's liquidity, while the sale resulted in a profit of €0.2 million. EUR.

On March 4, 2025, the 'Meric' was detained in Karadeniz Ereğli with 11 deficiencies: 1) Certificate & Doc - Minimum hours of rest Missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Manning specified by minimum safe manning doc Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - SOPEP Not as required 4) Alarms - Emergency signal Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Inoperative 6) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 7) Fire safety - Fire control plan Missing 8)) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Record Book Not as required 9) Life saving Appliances - Inflatable liferafts Not as required 10) Emergency systems - Enclosed space entry and rescue drills Not as required 11) Cargo Operations incl equipment - Atmosphere testing instrument Not as required The vessel sailed from Karadeniz Ereğli on March 5 at around 9.45 p.m. UTC, en route to Constanta with an ETA as of March 6. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The US Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a 600-foot tanker at anchorage approximately 15 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, on April 19, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of a 58-year-old man reportedly experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory illness. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeon as well as local CDC and county health partners who recommended the medevac. Watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew. The RB-M boat crew transferred the patient to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at Station Galveston who transported him to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Åbovarvet Meyer Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.

The lock at Lith will remain closed for larger ships for at least another few weeks The lock gate was removed on March 5, two and a half weeks after the 'Levante' struck it.. The gate, which weighs no less than 45 tons, is going to a company in Moerdijk, where it will be investigated whether the damage can still be repaired, or whether the gate needs to be completely replaced. There was a large dent in the top of the lock gate, divers have not yet been able to get a good picture of the damage underwater.. The investigation could take weeks. Until then, ships will have to make a long detour, via the Maas-Waal Canal near Nijmegen, to reach their destination. Only smaller ships will be able to continue sailing via another lock at Lith. Reports with photo and video: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4652916/sluis-bij-lith-nog-weken-dicht-na-aanvaring-met-schip https://www.bd.nl/oss/kapotte-sluisdeuren-lith-zijn-in-recordtijd-weggetild-maar-de-reparatie-gaat-nog-wel-even-duren~a040e586/

On March 3, 2025, the 'Wilson Brest' was detained in Karadeniz Ereğli with 18 deficiencies: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Not as required 2) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 3) Emergency systems - Emergency fire pump and its pipes Inoperative 4) Emergency systems - Enclosed space entry and rescue drills Not as required 5) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 6) Emergency systems - Safe areas Unsafe 7) Living and working - Galley, handlingroom (Maintenance) Not as required 8)) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 9) Living and working - Obstruction/slipping etc Not as required 10) Living and working - Ventilation (Accommodation) Not as required 11) Living and working - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 12) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex I) Other 13) Pollution Prevention - Other (Ballast Water) Other 14) Pollution Prevention - Marking and labelling Not as required 15) Safety of navigation - Signalling lamp Inoperative 16) Safety of navigation - Navigations records Not as required 17) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 18) Radio communication SART / AIS-SART Not as required The vessel sailed from Karadeniz Ereğli on March 6 at 6 a.m. UTC, next headed to Liverpool with an ETA as of March 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

One crew member of the USS 'Theodore Roosevelt' which was being anchored off Guam has died of a corona virus infection on April 14, 2020. The woman had been in intensive care but died of health complications. More than 550 crew members of the 5.000 crew members were tested positive. The ship has been largely evacuated during the recent days. Commander Brett Crozier had been fired as he wrote a letter expressing his concern about the crew situation and asked for help by the Navy.

A 52-year old Cape Town truck driver was killed on March 20, 2020, when the spreader from a Transnet Port Terminal crane collapsed and crushed his truck cab inside the container terminal. The accident occurred around 11h00 on Friday morning when the truck arrived to collect a container at the TPT terminal. The reach stacker crane passed over the truck when the spreader bar was dislodged and fell onto the cab of the truck. The reason why the spreader fell was not clear but one witness claimed that the crane involved in the accident had been receiving attention from a technician shortly beforehand. Immediately following the accident the crane operator attempted to hoist the spreader off the truck but was unsuccessful. The driver of the truck was trapped in his cab and died at the scene despite the efforts of Transnet paramedics who were quickly on the scene. Following the accident the South African Police Services opened an inquest docket for further investigation. Operations remained suspended for some hours until all regulatory authorities currently onsite, concluded their assessments. The maintenance of the Kalmar equipment at the port was recently taken over by Transnet.

On March 4, 2025, the customs and federal police have raided the 'Tiger South', which had arrived from the port of Aratu on March 4, for suspected drug smuggling in the port of Brake. Among other things, divers examinied the sea chests. The operation was apparently successful. 280 kg of cocaine were found attached to the hull. The drugs were confiscated. Six people, aged between 38 and 60 years, were arrested. The suspects were caught when three of them, as divers, wanted to recover the cocaine packages from the hull of the freighter and bring them ashore. The men were coming from Romania, Albania and Colombia. Arrest warrants have been issued for four of the six men. The police are awaiting further decisions from the magistrate. In addition, several apartments were searched on MARch 3. Investigators from the Joint Narcotics Investigation Group (GER) have tracked down the suspects. The bulk carrier left the port again on March 6 for orders.

On Feb 28, 2025, the 'Captain Yusif' was detained in Çanakkale with 23 deficiencies, seven of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboat inventory Missing 2) Structural conditions - Electrical installation in general Damaged 3) Fire safety - Fire doors /openings in fire resisting divisions Malfunctioning 4) Fire safety - Maintenance of fire protection systems Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary engine Not as required 6) Safety of navigation - Gyro compass Inoperative 7) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on March 4 and left the port en route to Bartin with an ETA as of March 6. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On March 31, 2020, around 9 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the new built Panama flagged cruise ship 'Mardi Gras', 183200 gt (9837444), which is currently built at the Meyer yard in Turku. The fire occurred in a cabin on the upper deck, and fire crews managed to limit the fire to one cabin. In total, 18 fire brigade units were sent from the rescue service to the shipyard, but the fire could quickly be extinguished by the shipyard's own fire department. However, the ship must be checked to make sure there were no remaining hot spots. All workers were evacuated from the ship, but no one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire was still unclear.

The Port of Kiel commissioned Siemens to build Germany’s largest shore power system to date. With a power of 16 megavolt amperes (MVA), the Siharbor solution will supply two ships simultaneously with certified eco-power, for the first time. This will reduce annual CO2 emissions by more than 8,000 tons. The system is expected to go into test operation within the 2020 cruise ship season. Maritime shipping plays a special role in Kiel. The port is the point of departure for cruises and has ferry connections to the Baltic states and Scandinavia. 32 different cruise ships stopped in 174 times at the port facilities in 2018. The Siemens installation consists of one substation with four Geafol cast resin transformers, four airinsulated medium-voltage Nxair switchgears as well as one 16-MVA frequency converter. The cast resin transformers with a rated power of six and 16 MVA are especially suited for challenging environmental conditions, such as the salty air present at the port. The switchgear is robust and has a compact design, making it suitable for this application. For an uninterrupted and efficient power supply of the mooring ships the Siemens converter system “Siplink” is used. It features a frequency converter and a software for central controlling of the two berths. With the system, two medium-voltage networks with different frequencies can be connected. In this case the local distribution grid with 50 Hz and the ship’s onboard electrical system with 60 Hz. Siplink synchronizes both networks and takes over the power supply automatically within a few minutes. In addition, it coordinates the energy supply of the ships’ two networks so that power can be supplied to both simultaneously. “With this set up, we are able for the first time to supply two ships simultaneously with the necessary 60-Hz onboard frequency by means of one shore power system,” said Axel Mohr, head of sales for Distribution Systems, Region North, at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “We’re excited to support the Port of Kiel with this sustainable solution, thereby taking on a leading role in Europe together. Such systems will become increasingly important in the future, also outside of Germany, as climate protection goals are implemented. With its “Master Plan for 100% Climate Protection”, the City of Kiel has an ambitious roadmap to be CO2-neutral by 2050. The new shore power system at the Port of Kiel aims to support this goal with the reduction in CO2 emissions it will bring. The shoreside power supply installed by Siemens in the spring of 2019 at the Norwegenkai has already started operations. To date, it has helped slash CO2 emissions by about 1,000 tons.