Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the…
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PIL refutes bankruptcy rumour
Singapore’s container shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has issued a statement to refute the bankruptcy…
Singapore shipyard records new cases of COVID-19 infections
Singapore’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that three people have been infected with the coronavirus…
IMO urges travel ban exemption for seafarers
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has echoed earlier calls by shipping industry bodies for governments…
South African ports remain open despite lockdown
South Africa’s seaports remain open to all types of cargo despite a nationwide 21-day lockdown…
Global schedule reliability plunges to record low
Global schedule reliability of liner shipping companies dropped to the lowest recorded level since Sea-Intelligence…
Dockworker falls off ship to his death at U.S. port
A longshore worker fell to his death from the deck of a containership berthed at…
5 seafarers on Maersk ship test positive for COVID-19
Five crew members on board a Maersk containership have tested positive for COVID-19 in China. …
COVID-19: Konecranes lays off 2,000 workers
Finnish Konecranes has unveiled intentions to temporarily lay off some 2,000 employees as a result…