Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co will not have to obtain antitrust approval in either Europe…
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Maersk raises 2014 profit forecast as container volume grows
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year profit forecast after the company’s container-shipping line, the world’s largest,…
Man arrested in connection with Tilbury stowaways
A man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Tuesday on suspicion of murder after the death…
U.S. Ship destroys Syrian chemical weapons
A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous…
One dead as illegal immigrants found in UK container
Emergency officials said a dead man and 35 survivors, including women and children, have been found…
Ukraine recognizes Russian cargo as humanitarian aid
The Ukrainian government has recognized the contents of 262 Russian vehicles as humanitarian aid for war-weary…
Ballast Water Convention ‘meaningless’ for shortsea shipping, says Denmark
Denmark, one of Europe’s leading investors in environmental shipping technology, will lobby for shortsea shipping to…
Owner of overloaded Bangladesh ferry arrested on murder charges
A special Bangladesh anti-crime unit on Wednesday arrested the owner of a ferry that sank in…
Reefer box capacity to rise 20% over five years
Reefer capacity available across the global container shipping fleet will increase by more than a fifth…
Angola LNG down to skeleton crew over repairs
The trading arm of Angola’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is making deep cuts to…
Mississippi re-opens after multi-vessel collision
The Mississippi River has been re-opened to all traffic following a multiple vessel collision. The Maltese-flag…
Singapore’s July box volumes flat at 2.95m TEU
Container throughput in the port of Singapore remained unchanged in July on a year-on-year comparison, according…