Rise in heat damage claims for Brazilian soybeans

Japan Club has reported experiencing a surge in the number of heat damage claims for Brazilian soybeans at Chinese ports Correspondent, Oasis P&I Services Co has said that heavy rains in April and May this year in Brazil had led to an increasing number of heat damage claims for Brazilian soybean. Japan Club said that,…

Fire on Maersk newbuild container ship

A fire broke out on container ship Maersk Frankfurt (IMO: 9969065) on Friday July 19th when the vessel was about 102nm southwest of Goa, India. Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a distress call from the vessel and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) sent three vessels, the Sachet, Sujeet, and Samrat, to conduct firefighting and…

Two more containerships attacked and damaged by Houthis

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an attack on Friday July 19th on a vessel off the coast of Yemen, about 83nm southeast of Aden, Yemen. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) identified the vessel as container ship Lobivia (IMO 9228564). The MPA stated that the Singapore-flagged vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile…