Amazoneborg

The Port of Wilmington, Delaware, received the first winter shipment of SSAB/Swedish Steel products on Dec. 10, 2018. The arrival of the geared bulker, M.V. Amazoneborg, marked the 13th consecutive season that Swedish Steel has routed through Wilmington its high-quality steel plate, cold rolled steel sheets in coils, as well as its hot rolled steel sheets in coils. Importing through GT USA Wilmington’s facility allows for continuity of supply to Midwestern customers normally serviced through Great Lakes ports. Once the Great Lakes are closed for navigation each winter, cargo is re-directed through the Port from December through March. The M.V. Amazoneborg carried over 11,600 tons of steel plate and coils, which is anticipated to be the first of eight shipments to Wilmington for the 2018-19 season.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated the death of the 3rd officer of the "Amazoneborg" on Sep 27, 2017, and published its report: http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2017/m17c0232/m17c0232.asp

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) deployed a team of investigators to the Port of Trois-Rivières, Québec, following the loss of a crew member. Authorities were sent to search the waters and shoreline near the port on Sep 30 in an effort to find a 23-year-old man who went missing from the ship the night before. The vessel is currently on its way from Canada’s Trois-Rivières to the port of Pori where it was scheduled to arrive on Oct 14, after the ship left the Canadian port in the afternoon hours of Oct 1.