The bulk carrier Panormitis is transporting over 25,000 tons of grain, some of which is documented to be connected with supplies from occupied Berdyansk.
Lin began her maritime career at NiMiC as a deck cadet in 2011 and advanced to full-time service as a third officer on an LNG carrier managed by NiMiC in 2015.
The first vessel will be chartered for a period of 303 days, with an option to extend for an additional 40 days, while the second vessel will be deployed for 224 days, also with a similar extension option.
The four new Konecranes RTGs are equipped with advanced safety and operational features, including an Anti-Truck Lift Prevention System and a gas-type fire prevention system.
From mid-September, DFDS will significantly strengthen freight and passenger services on the Karlshamm-Klaipeda route with the introduction of newly chartered vessel Ciudad de Valencia.
The company cited growing cargo activity at the Port of Brownsville — one of the busiest trade gateways on the Texas-Mexico border — as a factor in the decision to expand