Navy conducts free HIV screening, treatment for 1,000 people in Rivers

No fewer than 1,000 men, women and children benefitted from a free HIV screening and treatment…

Greek dockworkers plan continuous strike over privatization

Greek ports could face complete stoppage as the Port of Piraeus Dockworkers’ Union announced that they…

South Africa arrests Chinese squid poaching ships

South Africa’s navy has detained three Chinese ships with around 100 crew on board on suspicion…

China to base advanced search and rescue ship at disputed South China Sea island

A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the…

Shanghai Shipyard lands order to build four feeder boxships

Shanghai Shipyard has booked an order to build four 2,500 dwt feeder container vessels plus an…

Greek shipowners urge closer ties with Cyprus shipping community

Union of Greek Shipowners president, Theodore Veniamis has called for closer co-operation and the further development…

IMO backs UN Council’s condemnation of piracy in Gulf of Guinea

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the Presidential Statement from the United Nations…

Libyan coastguard intercepts 850 migrants at sea

Ayoub Qassem, Spokesman of Libyan Coastguards, said 850 migrants were intercepted on Sunday night off the…

Drewry: Clarity issues could delay container weighing

Although progress is being made for the upcoming implementation of the container weighing rules on July 1, it…

CMA CGM sinks to $100m loss in first quarter

The loss reported by the French line compared to a $400m profit in the in the…

Portuguese dockworkers serve new strike notice

Operations at the Portuguese port of Lisbon could be hit by another industrial action as the Portuguese Dockers Union…

Spanish authorities detain Malta-flagged tanker

The Malta-flagged oil/chemical tanker FT Portoria was detained in the port of Salinetas, Canary Islands following an…