Following notification on 5 August 2022, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) has announced it will transport Mox fuel to Japan in the near future. The departure port will be Cherbourg, in France, and the PNTL vessels used on this operation will be Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret. Further details will be communicated in the coming […]
Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) is preparing for an eighth shipment of MOX fuel from France to Japan. Mox fuel assemblies manufactured in France for Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 are now ready to be transported to Japan using PNTL’s specialist nuclear shipping capability. The regulations governing the security of such transports […]
Following a successful handover period AW Ship Management has today become the new provider of ship management services for the Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) fleet of specialist nuclear cargo vessels. NTS and AW Ship Management signed the contract, which will see AW provide technical and crew management services for PNTL’s three vessels and around 130 […]
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has named AW Ship Management as the new provider of ship management services for its fleet of specialist nuclear cargo vessels. The announcement follows a competitive tender process, with the total value of the five-year contract, at approximately £59m. NTS and AW Ship Management signed the contract, which has two options […]
Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret arrived safely in Japan this morning and delivered their cargo of 16 MOX fuel assemblies to the Takahama Nuclear Power Station. The vessels departed from Europe on 8 September carrying the fuel assemblies which were manufactured in France. PNTL, which is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), has been transporting […]
Pacific Grebe has retained its classification as a specialist INF3 vessel following a recent inspection by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The INF Code was established by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) of the United Nations and regulates shipments by sea of packaged irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high level radioactive wastes. The Code […]
Following successful departure from France, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan. The ships will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the South West Pacific Ocean. PNTL is a subsidiary of International Nuclear Services (INS) and has been […]
Specialist nuclear shipping company, Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd, (PNTL) has announced the appointment of NDA Chief Executive, David Peattie, as their new Chairman. David takes up the role following the departure of outgoing PNTL Chairman, John Clarke, and will oversee PNTL’s continued role transporting nuclear materials between Europe and Japan on behalf of the company’s […]
The vessels transporting Mox fuel from France to Japan departed the port of Cherbourg on 5 July 2017. They will arrive in Japanese waters in the second half of September. The voyage is being undertaken with all necessary safety and security permissions from national and international regulators and the purpose-built ships are sailed by some […]