Advertisement

Bulker – Delayed exit for bulker

The Chinese-flagged bulk carrier Hua Heng 166 (2011/32,965gt) arrived at the port of Portland (pictured below) in November 2012 for emergency repair work, assisted into harbour by the local tug Maiden Castle. Repairs were needed after the bulker, which had been on passage between Rotterdam and Turkey, was damaged in a collision with an unknown object, while transiting the English Channel.

The 189m Hua Heng 166 needed emergency work after she collided with a submerged object, possibly a container that had fallen off another vessel. Divers had to go down to put a plate on the bulker to cover the hole so the no.2 hold could be pumped out, as this hold had been flooded. Following the completion of the extensive repairs, however, the vessel’s departure was delayed by bad weather. She eventually continued on her way, crossing the Atlantic to Vancouver.

Ships Montly - January 2024

Two Damen Combi Freighters 3850 launched for Fast Lines

On Friday 30 May 2025 the second of three Damen Combi Freighters (CF) 3850 was launched in China for Fast Lines Belgium. This follows...
Advertisement

Related articles

Two Damen Combi Freighters 3850 launched for Fast Lines

On Friday 30 May 2025 the second of three Damen Combi Freighters (CF) 3850 was launched in China...

Stena Line Invest £17 Million In Birkenhead Port Development

Swedish ferry company, Stena Line is investing £17 million into developments at the 12 Quays Terminal in Birkenhead...

UKD host naming of new dredger UKD Sealion

UK Dredging (UKD), a division of Associated British Ports (ABP), hosted the official naming ceremony for the UKD...

MPCC feeder ships to run on low carbon bio-methanol

NCL Nordland, the second of two container vessels that put bio-methanol at the forefront of container shipping’s low...