Pirates board 37 ships, kidnap 22 seafarers in Q1

  Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the…

PIL refutes bankruptcy rumour 

  Singapore’s container shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has issued a statement to refute the bankruptcy…

Ship captain, crew members throw two stowaways overboard

  The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is working with South African Police Services (SAPA)…

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…

Ship fends off pirate attack, takes refuge in Nigeria 

  Bermuda-flagged oil/chemical tanker Stena Important, operated by Concordia Maritime, was approached by a suspicious vessel…

Pirates defy coronavirus; kidnap 7 seafarers from MSC ship off Gabon 

  Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea appear not to be deterred by the coronavirus disease…