Jonathan Boonzaier

2 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Jonathan Boonzaier

Any ropax that has had a 46-year career under just two owners has clearly had a successful career. However, ships are ephemeral objects whose lifespans will inevitably have to come to an end. ANEK Lines, a subsidiary of Greek ferry giant Attica Group, was able to get nearly three decades of good service out of the 27,200-gt ropax Kriti I (built 1979), which earlier this week departed Piraeus for the very last time.

2 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Jonathan Boonzaier

The ship repair sector has become the latest shipping segment to come together to tackle sustainability through a coalition of the willing. Monday saw the launch of the Global Green Shipyard Alliance (GGSA), an international coalition of leading ship repair yards committed to accelerating the maritime industry’s sustainability transition.

2 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Jonathan Boonzaier

Two veteran cruise ships built for cold water cruising are set the feel the heat of oxyacetylene torches on the ship recycling beaches of Turkey and India. Details of the demise of the 12,800-gt Ocean Atlantic (built 1986) at Aliaga and the 25,600-gt Right (built 1980) at Alang emerged when both were recently beached.

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Jonathan Boonzaier

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) is set to gain a new chief executive as incumbent Teo Eng Dih prepares to move on to a new ministerial role. Teo will relinquish his position at the maritime regulator on 15 June to become the Ministry of Transport’s deputy secretary of special duties.

3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Jonathan Boonzaier

The Export-Import Bank of China (EIBC) has arrested an anchor handler previously owned by Femco Management of Russia that was acquired by a BVI-registered company in early 2024. The arrested 12,200-bhp anchor handler SPEC Nichole (built 2016) was one of three that Champ Rise International acquired from Femco using individual special purpose vehicles (SPVs), according to S&P Global data. In the High Court of Singapore, EIBC filed a $61m mortgagee claim against the SPEC Nichole.