Queen B, a 435-foot container ship operated by World Direct Shipping, is in port for one day to load 68 containers of cellulose for export to Mexico. One of World Direct Shipping’s two ships, Queen B or Falmouth,
calls at the Port of Pensacola every Monday, providing local and regional
shippers direct shipping service to the Mexican ports of Tampico, Tuxpan and
Coatzacoalcos.
Eagle Kuantan is an 800-foot tank ship operated by Malaysia International
Shipping, formerly AET Tankers. It is calling at Offshore Inland Marine’s
offshore and subsea service center for 10 days for hull inspections and
certifications in compliance with the American Bureau of Shipping’s
requirements for periodic inspection of vessel hulls either via dry-docking or
UWILD (underwater inspections in lieu of dry-docking). While in Pensacola,
divers from a certified vessel inspection company will be deployed to complete
a thorough inspection of the vessel’s hull to assure the its operational
condition and seaworthiness.