Cargo To Africa

Category: Sea Cargo

  • Indonesian Cargo Ship Banned By Australia

    It seems that the Indonesian cargo ship Noah Satu broke the rules one too many times leading to it be banned from entering Australia

     

    Not Following Rules

    It’s no surprise considering the cargo ship transgressed the maritime guidelines and broke the rules no less than four times in the last two years since august 2013.

    It’s a basic necessity for any ship no matter where it comes from or where it’s going to follow the guidelines given by the country it is travelling to and from.

    Strict Guidelines

    The cargo ships multitask bringing containers carriers and tankers yet in all their tasks there are standards that must be followed to ensure safety and maintenance of the standard as well as equipment.

    If these guidelines are disregarded then the countries will take necessary disciplinary action which acts as a warning to the global cargo market. Australia in this case has taken disciplinary action and rightfully so.

    No Leniency

    Depending on the size, capacity and operating system of the ships the requirements and safety standards vary. They are formed by maritime professionals and are accepted globally.

    No leniency is expected when it comes to these rules and it is expected that these standards will be kept with utmost care.

    The Indonesian Ship

    This particular ship was an Indonesian ship called Noah satu and is a ship used for general cargo services.

    It has now been banned from Australia altogether and cannot enter any part of the country until around mid-December 2015.

    Problematic Ship

    The Australian maritime safety authority issued this ban after the ship was stopped at a port operating by the Gladstone Ports Corporation known as port Alma.  The reasons given were failure to follow safety regulations and standards and the management of the ship in regards to safety was fairly insufficient.

    Surprisingly alongside this there were also other flaws in the ship included route plans that were not deemed appropriate and equipment that was used well beyond its age posing a serious risk.

    The planning of the route was done incorrectly and machines were found on board that had not been authorized. Enclosed space entry drills had not been undertaken.

    And last but not least authority’s found that there was food on board that was no doubt contaminated. The safety authority of Australia undertakes thorough and high level ship checks yet it is a rare occurrence for ships to be banned from Australian waters. In total this ship marks the fifth ship to have been banned out of the many ships that enter Australia.

  • A Massive Collision In Singapore

    A video has been released showing a collision between a giant tanker and a small cargo ship that seems to get caught up.

     

    In the straits of Singapore the two ships were passing the stretch of water when the smaller ship didn’t keep enough distance and thus collided.  The waters they were passing through measuring 65 miles long with a width of 9 miles lies between the Strait of Malacca which is west and the South China Sea situated east.

    Passengers and workers on other cargo ships captured video footage of the incident and it is seen that the larger ship then seems to be shoving the smaller boat of its course as it gets too close and blocks the way. The horn is being beeped aggressively and the larger ships captain seems outraged. Both boats then try to maneuver and get back into a safe distance after the incident.

    Being one of the world’s busiest ports it’s thankful that not more damage was done and it was just a collision. The boats suffered damage but thankfully no one was injured.

  • Kenya Ready to Blow up A Norwegian Cargo Ship

    The Hoegh Transporter is set to be destroyed after clearance from the Kenyan President

    A Norwegian cargo ship was found containing white powder and weapons when raided by the security forces of Kenya. It is unsure what weapons were found but it was at the Mombasa port that a raid took place by the elite officers leading to the findings of weapons and drugs. The ship is called the Hoegh Transporter and is from Norway.

    In response to this discovery Kenyan security is ready and preparing to blow the whole cargo ship up. The decision to raid the ship was highly influenced by U.S intelligence advice.

    What caused suspicion and how and why they were on board is unclear at the moment, but the Kenyan law demands that any drug carrying transport in Kenya’s waters must be destroyed. Now all that awaits is President Kenyatta’s orders and it will be the end of the ship.

    The weapons were later found to be rifles and rocket propelled grenades of Russian make as well as other firearms. Mombasa’s police chief spoke to a news conference regarding the findings.

    Considering the weapons reached as far as they did, Kenya has doubts as to why it was not disclosed earlier and is entertaining the possibility of a UN agency transporting what was found in the ship.

    Police have also revealed that the crew members will be charged, a total of 20 of them. The charge against them will be illegal arms trafficking.

    Further raids and searches as well as extensive reports suggest that Mumbai was the place where drugs were placed in the ship and intended for Mombasa. It is from the rules and regulations that everything put into the ship must be declared, but the Kenyan government was not made aware of any additions until the raid where they themselves discovered the drugs.

    A spokesman for the U.N revealed that the weapons found were intended for the Indian battalion for a Congo peacekeeping mission. They also revealed that they were placed in the ship in India.

    Their take on all the events was that Kenya was wrong to have raided without the U.N. presence as the weapons were stated in the lading bill and left out of the manifest. The military vehicles were also sent with a declaration of weapons. An anonymous commenter declared it normal for weapons to be placed inside after dismantling due to the possible damage during the voyage.

    At the moment everything is being kept on hold until a thorough investigation has taken place. Hoegh auto liners have confirmed that some of the weapons discovered by Kenyan police were not mentioned in the manifest. Alongside an issue has been raised regarding the initial contract which forbade any weapons being placed inside the cargo. This leaves little room for any justification.