Liner Industry Safety Group Calls for Reinvention of Lifeboat Design
After years of seafarers being injured or killed during lifeboat evacuation drills, the Container Ship Safety Forum e.V. (CSSF) has called for a revolution in
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After years of seafarers being injured or killed during lifeboat evacuation drills, the Container Ship Safety Forum e.V. (CSSF) has called for a revolution in
By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union proposed prohibiting access to its ports for vessels that attempt to circumvent
U.S. ports are seeing a rise in import cargo volume after a near three-year low in February, according to the Global Port Tracker report released on Monday by
The transport sector will undergo a revolution with the widespread adoption of electrification, but it will also increase its share of overall emissions, warns
KYIV, May 8 (Reuters) – Russia has effectively stopped the Black sea grain deal by refusing to register incoming vessels, Ukraine’s
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — California has suffered a series of economic blows this year, from torrential rains that inundated farmland to
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on Friday failed to authorize any new ships under
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – The pace of shipments from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed initiative has slowed as concerns grow over ships getting
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The transpacific mid-April GRIs (General Rate Increase) imposed by carriers, ahead of the finalisation of annual
Zeus Lines Management S.A. (Zeus), a vessel operating company has pleaded guilty to multiple crimes relating to the discharge of oily bilge and a hazardous
MOSCOW, May 4 (Reuters) – Russia is expected to increase seaborne oil exports from its western ports this month to a four-year high to meet
Global shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk is reportedly selling its stake in The Metals Company (TMC), a leading deep-sea mining firm, as the legal process to
The first quarter of 2023 saw a decline in seafarers’ happiness levels, as reported by the latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) published by The
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 4 (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings above expectations and
Leading tech-driven logistics platform, Flexport, has announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics assets. The move will allow businesses to effortlessly
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, global shipping is experiencing a shift in operations. According to the world’s largest shipping association, BIMCO,
Maersk sets sights on managing costs as “strongest quarter of the year” comes to a close. Global shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk)
By Sharon Cho and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — China’s recovery may be disappointing some oil bulls, but there’s one incontrovertible fact: the
CEVA Logistics has signed a 10-year lease agreement with parent company CMA CGM to lease four roll-on, roll-off (RORO) vessels from Eastern Pacific Shipping.
Philly Shipyard has announced a construction milestone with the keel laying for the third of five cutting-edge training vessels being built for America’s
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