Tag «Grounded»

PORT ALERT: Southbound vessel grounded in Suez Canal causes delays & tailbacks

PORT ALERT: Southbound vessel grounded in Suez Canal causes delays & tailbacks Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is warning of delays and tailbacks in the Suez Canal after a southbound vessel became grounded at 1430 local time today at KM 101. At present, ten vessels are in a tailback behind the grounded ship. Suez Canal Authority …

Grounded drill rig freed, but Shell’s reputation in tatters – Greenpeace

In response to news that Shell’s grounded drill rig Kulluk is being towed away from where it was grounded on Dec. 31, Greenpeace Arctic campaigner Ben Ayliffe made the following statement: “The battered rig may finally be free, but after this latest fiasco Shell’s reputation is in tatters. The time has come for the US …