Cargo ship Ocean
Grace (IMO 9284257) has been released and sailed from Chittagong Port during
the night of July 12th. The ship had offloaded 43,800 tonnes of limestone
imported for the local cement industry after its arrival with imported raw
materials for the cement industry on June 27th, but it was arrested at the
outer anchorage of the Chittagong port in a litigation case on June 30th. The
ship left Chittagong, headed for Muara Sabak with an ETA as of July 18th.
2005-built, Marshall islands-flagged, 31,242 gt Ocean
Grace is owned by Aroma Trading Co Ltd care of manager Mercantile Shipping
Lines of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is entered with Skuld (Skuld Singapore
International) on behalf of Mercantile Shipping Lines Ltd.
Container ship Algeciras
Express (IMO 9227015) reported its Captain as missing on July 3rd while in
the Mediterranean, halfway between Malta and Italian Pantelleria islands, which
lie between Sicily and Tunisia. The vessel was en route from Istanbul to
Tanger-Med, with an ETA ofJuly 6th. The ship started an SAR, which lasted from the
morning of July 3rd until the morning of July 5th. The ship arrived at
Algeciras on July 7th. The ship was thoroughly searched by police and all crew
were interrogated, but the Captain’s disappearance remained a mystery. He was
reported to be from the Philippines. The vessel was allowed to leave Algeciras
on July 12th after the arrival of a new Captain. As of July 14th the vessel was
moored in Tanger Med II.
2002-built, Hong Kong-flagged, 39,941 gt Algeciras Express
is owned by GG Holdings I LLC care of manager Conbulk Shipmanagement Corp of
Piraeus, Greece. It is entered with Swedish Club (Team Piraeus) on behalf of GG
Holdings I LLC.
