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Author: Ships & Ports
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…