SIU Canada: CETA poses security threats

The Seafarers International Union (SIU) of Canada warned that the Maritime provisions of the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic…

Shipping.dk takes over Maersk broker agency

Danish shipping and logistics company Shipping.dk has acquired its compatriot Copenhagen-based Maersk Broker Agency. The acquisition…

Four injured in chemical tanker blast in Ulsan

Four crewmen aboard the chemical tanker Hanyang Ace were injured in an explosion and a gas…

Vessels approaching Misrata, Libya subject to airstrikes

The Libyan Air Force has issued a notice saying that any vessels approaching the port of…

MOL Express runs aground

MOL-operated containership MOL Express ran aground in shallow water in Tateyama Harbor, Chiba Prefecture at about…

DSME christens world’s biggest containership

Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has named the MSC Oscar, which with the…

Magellan Spirit aground off Nigeria

LNG tanker Magellan Spirit, owned and managed by Teekay Shipping Glasgow, UK ran aground on January 6th…

Three tourists die after Catamaran sinks off Costa Rica

Three tourists died when the 100-foot catamaran Pura Vida Princess capsized off the coast of Costa Rica’s…

OW Bunker clamps down on COSCO

US-based arms of Danish marine fuel supplier OW Bunker, filed suit before a South District court in…

Biggest fleet boost for Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM

Container shipping giants Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM have claimed three top spots on the list of…

Two ships denied access to Paris MoU region

Two vessels have been denied access to the region covered by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding…

ITF: FOC vessels carrying LNG threat to environment

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised concerns about Flag-of-Convenience (FOC) vessels transporting highly dangerous cargoes…