The current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen amid…
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U.S. trade slumps to 10-year low
U.S. trade in goods and services plunged in April to the lowest level in almost…
Aviation workers threaten strike over salary cut
Industrial action looms in the Aviation sector as workers unions have given the federal government…
Chinese ports back to normal container volumes
During the last ten days period of May, the cargo throughput of major Chinese ports…
COVID-19: MtS launches campaign to support seafarers
The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) has launched a new flagship campaign to address the severe…
86 people test positive for COVID-19 on fishing trawler
At least 86 people have tested positive for COVID-19 on board a U.S.-flagged fishing trawler…
World’s largest containership berths at Rotterdam
The 24,000 TEU-class HMM Algeciras arrived in Rotterdam on Wednesday setting a new record as…
Inactive container shipping fleet hits 11.6%
The inactive container shipping fleet has reached an all time high of 11.6% of the…
Stricken Chinese supertanker reaches Durban
The stricken Chinese-flagged crude oil tanker Yua Hua Hu has arrived in the Port of…
U.S. sanctions shipping companies for transporting Venezuelan oil
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it had sanctioned four shipping firms for transporting…
Shipbreaking shows signs of gradual reopening
The shipbreaking industry in the Indian sub-continent is starting to exhibit some signs of phased…
ONE, Maersk and MSC continue suspension of China – Australia service
Ocean Network Express (ONE), Maersk and MSC are to continue the suspension of their China…