Some seafarers have now been on board their ships for more than 17 months, exceeding…
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How course deviation, poor seamanship led to Wakashio grounding
Wakashio, the giant Capesize bulker which ran aground on a reef off Mauritius and subsequently…
Jebel Ali welcomes giant HMM boxship
The 29,964 HMM Gdansk is one of twelve vessels ordered by South Korea’s carrier HMM…
First foreign-flagged LNG bunkering at US port
Swedish-flagged vessel Fure Ven became the first foreign-registered vessel to be bunkered in the US…
Two crew members kidnapped from Dutch ship attacked off Lagos
Pirates kidnapped two crew workers on a ship they attacked off Lagos on Tuesday off…
PIL founder YC Chang dies at age 102
Chang Yun Chung (YC Chang), founder of Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL), has passed away…
NESG demands reopening of Nigeria’s land border
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has charged the Federal Government to speed up plans…
IMO warns of increasing casualties among seafarers stuck at sea
Some seafarers have now been on board their ships for more than 17 months,…
CMA CGM suspends peak season surcharge
French shipping company CMA CGM has announced the suspension of the application of the…
80 migrants rescued from Sahara desert
More than 80 African migrants have been rescued from the Sahara desert after they were…
ICS, IOM call for end to humanitarian crisis on Maersk ship
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United…
India, China in war of words over disputed border
India on Tuesday rejected Chinese allegations that its forces had crossed a disputed border and…