Last year was exceptional for M/S Steel since it carried a record-breaking amount of cargo for its clients. The vessel made altogether over 150...
TIME 2018-10-02 Tuesday 1805 (UTC+3) LOCATION OXELÖSUND, SWEDEN WEATHER Cloudy, good visibility, slight breeze, (SW force 4), +8 degrees, 998 mbar...
TIME 2018-09-30 Sunday 2359 (UTC+3) LOCATION ANCHORED IN SKAGEN, 57 40,6’N / 010 36,6 ’E WEATHER Overcast, good visIBILITY, near gale, (WNW force 6),...
TIME 2018-09-28 Friday 2200 (UTC+3) LOCATION AT SEA, 60 50,0’N / 004 01,8'E WEATHER Cloudy, good visibility, moderate breeze, slight sea (WNW force...
TIME 2018-09-25 Tuesday 2200 (UTC+3) LOCATION AT SEA, 68 29,7’N / 009 53,1'E WEATHER Cloudy sky, moderate visibility, gale & rough seas (W force 5),...
TIME 2018-09-22 Saturday 0132 (UTC+3) LOCATION AT SEA, 76 07,7’N / 032 39,9'E WEATHER Overcast with sea spray to hatch covers, gale & rough seas, NE...
TIME 2018-09-21 Friday 0132 (UTC+3) LOCATION AT SEA, 79 00,0’N / 070 00,0'E WEATHER Overcast, moderate breeze (E force 5), moderate visibility,
TIME 2018-09-20 Thursday 2200 (UTC+6) LOCATION AT SEA, 78 52,11’N / 073 33,9'E WEATHER Overcast or snowing, fresh breeze (NE force 5), moderate...
TIME 2018-09-19 Wednesday 2200 (UTC+7) LOCATION AT SEA, 77 55,1’N / 099 54,14E WEATHER Overcast, gentle breeze (NE force 3), moderate visibility,...
TIME 2018-09-18 Tuesday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 76 56,1’N / 119 54,1'E WEATHER Overcast sky, moderate visibility, fresh breeze (NNW force 5),...
TIME 2018-09-17 Monday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 75 01,9’N / 135 51,1'E WEATHER fresh breeze (N force 4), moderate visibility, moderate sea, ice...
TIME 2018-09-16 Friday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 73 07,6’N / 150 35,7'E, Northern Sea Route WEATHER Overcast / fog with very poor visibility,...
TIME 2018-09-15 Friday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 70 23,5’N / 163 34,3'E, Northern Sea Route WEATHER Foggy, moderate breeze (E force 4), +2...
TIME 2018-09-14 Friday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 69 59,0’N / 178 18,0'E WEATHER Strong breeze (SE force 6), foggy, rough sea, poor visibility, +5...
TIME 2018-09-13 Thursday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 66 46,7’N / 170 23,2'W WEATHER Overcast sky, moderate visibility, vessel moving easily,...
TIME 2018-09-05 Monday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 42 06,2’N / 147 50,0’E WEATHER Overcast, gale (SSE Force 8), moderate visibility, vessel rolling...
TIME 2018-09-03 Monday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 35 10,8’N / 140 40,3’E WEATHER Slight breeze (SSW force 3), moderate sea, rolling easily due to...
TIME 2018-09-02 Sunday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION AT SEA, 33 36,8’N / 135 30,9’E WEATHER Slight wind (ESE force 3), moderate sea, good visibility, +25...
TIME 2018-08-31 Friday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION SAKAIDE ANCHORAGE, JAPAN WEATHER Cloudy, WSW force 3 +29C, 1008 mbar Repairs of the Iridium satellite...
TIME 2018-08-29 Wednesday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION SAKAIDE, JAPAN WEATHER Cloudy, Wind N force 2, +30C /1010 mbar Loading was finished in time and we...
TIME: 2018-08-27 MONDAY 22:00 (UTC+8) LOCATION: SAKAIDE ANCHORAGE, JAPAN WEATHER: CLOUDY, WIND SW FORCE 1, +29 OC, 1013 MBAR We are arriving in...
TIME 2018-08-23 Thursday 2200 (UTC+8) LOCATION Yangtse River (32 0,5’N / 120 45,4’E) WEATHER Sunny, Wind E force 1, +28C / 1001 mbar The morning...
DATE Monday 20 August 2018 | 22:00 (UTC+8) LOCATION Yizheng, China Written by Master Jussi Vaahtikari, this log book follows the maiden voyage of...
The crew of m/s Eira has won the Minute Competition that aims to boost activity among seafarers. Vessel's crew has been successful in the competition...
Eira was retrofitted with additional silencer to the exhaust line of one of its auxiliary engines last month. The aim of the retrofit was to decrease...
In the video below, our 20,000 dwt vessel Kallio approaches its homeport through Kustaanmiekka Strait. The narrow strait between Suomenlinna Sea...
Building of ESL Shipping’s LNG-powered bulk carriers proceeds on time at Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing. The shape of the first vessel is already...
Environmentally sound design of the newbuildings starts from hull shape. It helps to diminish carbon dioxide emissions by 25 per cent compared to...
Mission in design and construction of new vessels is to minimize shipboard waste and eliminate pumping of dry bulk cargo residues into sensitive...
For ESL Shipping it’s self-evident that new vessels are designed to operate in demanding winter conditions. In addition to ice-strengthened hull, a...
In order to enable newbuildings to handle cargo independently, ESL Shipping has used a lot of time to design cargo handling equipment and...
As we have told in previous posts, a huge amount of effort has been put to design newbuildings as energy efficient and environmentally sound as...
Barge Espa begins her three-week long career as a floating events area for Beachboard event at Hernesaaren Ranta in southern Helsinki today. The...
What sets ESL Shipping’s new extremely energy-efficient bulk carriers apart from most LNG-fueled ships is that in addition to main engines, both...
During the current summer season, five out of 14 vessel units have completed scheduled dockings. The latest vessel in the dock was Tali, our 13,000...
Starting from March, ms Pasila has been chartered to transport building materials for Yamal liquefied natural gas project in Sabetta, Russian Arctic....
In November 2015, ESL Shipping ordered new, extremely energy-efficient LNG-fuelled ships from Sinotrans & CSC Qingshan Shipyard in China. The order...
Shipping has traditionally been regarded as a slowly changing industry. Through its operations, ESL Shipping has proven this image wrong. The...
ESL Shipping has the world's most modern fleet for the arctic region and decades of experience in challenging winter conditions. This provides the...
In 2012, ESL Shipping received two Supramax vessels of 56,000 dwt – m/s Arkadia and m/s Kumpula. The vessels are interchangeable, which improves...
