The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over four project companies with…
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Union threatens fresh industrial action over faceoff with DP World
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is planning a new wave of industrial action across…
Norwegian autonomous ship project secures major funding
The European Union has provided more than 20 million euros to a pioneering project in…
8 countries support European-led maritime mission in Strait of Hormuz
The governments of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal have pledged…
Ningbo port handles record 1.1bn tonnes of cargo in 2019
Ningbo Zhoushan port, China’s busiest port, saw cargo throughput exceed 1.1 billion tonnes in 2019,…
EU antitrust rules hurt European companies’ competitiveness — Maersk
Current competition rules in Europe prevent the creation of giant EU companies that would be…
Migrants boat crisis: Italy’s Salvini asks to be put on trial
The leader of Italy’s right-wing League party, Matteo Salvini, has defiantly asked to be put…
$1tr required to meet shipping’s 2050 decarbonisation goals — Study
A new study says it will cost at least $1trn to meet the shipping industry’s…
Samsung Heavy to receive $320m in claims over Pacific Drilling’s order cancellation
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) looks set to receive approximately $320m in claims from Pacific Drilling…
Pirates free 19 sailors kidnapped off Benin
19 crew members of the oil tanker Duke, who were kidnapped by pirates off Benin…
Ship master convicted for failing to report engine failure
The master of a tanker has been convicted after failing to report without delay a…
NIS intercepts foreign rice in Katsina
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has intercepted 42 bags of foreign rice at…