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Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © leeyiutung / Adobe Stock Nippon Paint Marine said it is seeing liner operators increasingly postpone dry dockings as they look to keep vessels operational to meet the recent surge in demand for container shipments. “Containership owners want to push dry docking schedules as much as possible because of the high freight rates and capacity shortage,” explained John Drew, Director, Nippon Paint Marine (Europe). “Although the shipowner’s classification society has the final say in accepting any plans to postpone a five-year dry-docking, we are beginning t...

Article content Editorials baffling, irresponsible First, I want to praise your reporters and the consistently strong work they have done keeping Londoners informed. I wish I could say the same for your paper’s consistently baffling and increasingly irresponsible Our Views editorial. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Letters to the Editor: Feb. 25 Back to video Astonishingly, in “Canadians need to demand better” you state that the coronavirus is no longer “novel” and that the concerns of our public health officials are being questione...

**[FREE eBOOKs] Have You Downloaded Marine Insight's 12 FREE Maritime eBooks?        Click Here To Download Now You are here: Home › Shipping News › U-Ming’s First Ever VLOCs Opt For A-LF Sea Protection U-Ming’s First Ever VLOCs Opt For A-LF Sea Protection February 4, 2021 TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestBuffer Grand Wisdom, the second Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to join the U-Ming Marine Transport fleet, has been delivered with a protective hull coating from Nippon Marine Paint’s A-LF Sea product range. Delivered in December from Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry’s shi...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. February 4, 2021 U Ming’s 2017-built 187,888dwt bulk carrier Cape Galaxy is one of twenty vessels to have benefited from the efficiency gains achieved with Nippon Paint Marine’s A-LF-Sea low-friction antifouling Grand Wisdom, the second very large ore carrier (VLOC) to join the U-Ming Marine Transport fleet, has been delivered with a protective hull coating from Nippon Marine Paint’s A-LF Sea product range. Delivered in December from Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry’s shipyard in Qingdao, China, Grand Wisdom is the second in a pair...

By Raquel Mustillo THE future of the Millicent Saleyards hangs in the balance as Wattle Range Council continues to consider extending the operations of the facility for another five years or close the facility in June. The council-owned facility was originally slated to close last year due to declining throughput, but elected members voted to give the saleyards a 12-month lifeline through to the end of this financial year in an attempt to improve numbers. Councillor Moira Neagle’s sought support to continue to operate the facility until June 30, 2025 at the January meeting, but the decision...