An initial investigation into a major fire onboard the 8,200-TEU Charlotte Maersk off Port Klang has indicated damage done to hatch covers, lashing bridges and cabling.

At the height of the blaze, containers were burning at 1,000 degrees Celsius. Thankfully there were no reported injuries among the 21 crew.

Read more: Fire on the “Charlotte Maersk”

There was relief all round at the end of July when the engine of a bulk carrier was restarted as the ship drifted towards Australia’s Great Barrier Reef near Cairns.

Read more: Another Reef Alert Sparked by Bulk Carrier

Korea has lost its position as the world’s number one shipbuilder to China for the first time since 2003. According to Clarkson Research Services Ltd, Korean shipbuilding companies came in second after Chinese ones in terms of new orders, order backlogs and delivery, the three indices that determine industry competitiveness in the sector.

Read more: China Shipbuilding Rebound

The container ship Altavia caused consternation when she arrived at Apra, Guam with building supplies from South Korea on 15th July.

Read more: Spiders!