Wallenius Wilhelmsen Secures Major 10-Year Contract Extension
Norwegian car carrier company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured a 10-year contract extension with a global automotive equipment manufacturer.

Norwegian car carrier company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured a 10-year contract extension with a global automotive equipment manufacturer.
The container vessel MSC Houston V, sailing under the Portuguese flag, encountered severe weather off Portugal’s southern coast on March 20th.
General cargo vessel Bers experienced an engine failure while passing through the Bosphorus near the July 15 Martyrs Bridge in Turkey on March 19
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Perak has detained the bulk carrier Queen Harmony for anchoring without permission.
On March 18, the Antigua Barbuda-flagged cargo vessel Venture suffered an engine failure and ran aground in the Elbe River near Hamburg.
Early hours of March 18, LNG tanker SM Kestrel collided with anchored bulk carrier Diamond Star II at the western anchorage of the Bay of Gibraltar.
A collision between the tugboat Westport and the containership A. Idefix on March 14 in the Callao Sea resulted in the sinking of the tugboat.
A Panama-flagged asphalt/bitumen tanker was boarded by three armed pirates late Tuesday while sailing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Several U.S. LNG producers are looking to renegotiate higher prices with buyers due to increasing construction, labor, and borrowing costs.
The Grimaldi Group has officially taken delivery of the ECO Napoli, marking the completion of its GG5G-class vessel series.
Elbdeich Reederei finalizes orders for two new containerships from Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China, reinforcing its fleet expansion strategy.
The container ship MSC Rhiannon ran aground near Yeşilköy, off the Istanbul coast, while attempting to change anchorage.
A coalition of non-governmental organizations has sent an open letter to the European Commission and Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare.
The accident is expected to result in substantial insurance claims, with estimates ranging from $100 million to $300 million.
Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has earmarked another series of vessels for jumboization, continuing its strategy of expanding container capacity.