APM Terminals sees need for increase in Latin American transport infrastructure investment

Speaking at the Trade Americas & Connect Americas Expo: Building the Americas conference in Miami, APM Terminals Vice…

IMO joins Ebola travel task force

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the World Health Organization’s international ad hoc Ebola Travel…

BP found guilty of gross negligence

Four years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, energy company BP was…

Cargo ship crewmember goes missing in UK

A search is underway for a missing crewmember of a Dutch-flagged cargo ship who is believed to…

Brazil amends vessel importation tax

Legislation in Brazil regarding temporary importation taxes for any foreign-flagged vessel has been amended via Normative…

France balks at delivering new warship to Russia

France will not deliver the first of two helicopter carriers to Russia for now because of…

Drunk Captain Jailed in UK

A Latvian ship captain has pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve four months in prison in the…

China announces first batch of ‘white list’ shipyards

China’s ministry of industry and information technology has announced the first batch of a ‘white list’…

Crew of doomed South Korean ferry drank beer while awaiting rescue

Some crew of a ferry that capsized in April in South Korea’s worst maritime disaster in…

Reefer container to grow 22% over next five years

Shipping analyst firm, Drewry in its latest Reefer Shipping Market Annual Review and Forecast has predicted…

Greek tankers rescue immigrants from over-crowded boats

Over 720 immigrants have been saved by Greek aframax tankers from over-crowded boats in rescue operations…

Kenya blows up heroin laden ship

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta oversaw an operation on Friday to blow up the ship caught with heroin…