“KRISTIN SCHEPERS” - IMO:9404089 – Flag: Cyprus – Type: Container Ship On February 11, the "Kristin Schepers", en route from Rotterdam to Leixoes with a crew of 12 on board, reported a fault with cylinder head No.6, with slight water ingress. The repairs were estimated to require 16 to 18 hours at anchor, and the vessel was unable to manoeuvre,...

Vessel Destination: EUROPE “BERG” - IMO:8896040 – Flag: Moldova – Type: General Cargo Ship On January 31, the "Berg" suffered hull breach and list under unknown circumstances in Crimea Peninsula waters, while en route from Kerch to Bandirma. The hull was holed on starboard side and the sjip sustained water ingress 16 nautical miles from Cape Chauda. The ship changed...

Vessel Destination: EUROPE “DUZGIT ENDEAVOUR” - IMO:9581007 – Flag: Turkey – Type: Tanker On January 24, the "Düzgit Endeavour" allided with the gate III of the great southern lock of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbüttel upon entering the lock. The bulbous bow hit the rubber fender at the inner side of the gate. The holding device of the rubber strip...

Creating Deceitful Instructions causing Financial Losses: US based Cyber Insurer giant, Beazley Group witnessed a 400% increase in reporting of claims by the policyholders after the attackers created misleading information and in turn the policy holders faced financial losses ranging from a few thousand dollars to $3 Million in the year 2017. Unfortunately the trend of reports has been on...

“Vessel Casualty Report gives details of vessels which have met with some casualty while carrying cargo from one Port to another and which may have resulted in (i) loss/damage to the cargo carried in the vessel or (ii) General Average Loss/Expenditure. Please go through the Casualty Report and check whether your cargo had been carried in any of the vessels...