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As if the pandemic hasn’t created enough problems for seafarers. Try also not getting paid. The International Transport Workers’ Federation came out

KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A further ten cargo ships are being loaded with grain in Ukrainian Black Sea ports and being prepared for shipment under a

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates from China to Middle East and intra-Asia routes are reported to have “collapsed” this week,

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still making waves in the shipping market, with more older tankers

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the deployment of the first buoys that will aid in the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales from

Finnish-based wind propulsion specialist Norsepower has received a contract to supply its Rotor Sails technology on board two liquefied CO2 carriers

South Carolina Ports is marking the completion of its years-long infrastructure project as its fifteenth and final ship-to-shore crane is now operational at

Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Thursday as capesize vessel rates saw their biggest daily plunge

By Jack Wittels and Brian Wingfield (Bloomberg) — Water levels on the Rhine are set to rise over the weekend, potentially providing some respite to a

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World reported on Thursday a record $721 million first-half profit boosted

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — US retailers that stockpiled goods to cushion against supply-chain snarls are finding inventory reduction to be

The nation’s top port for containers is out with some big numbers again today. The Port of Los Angeles reported preliminary July figures showing an

Leading biofuels supplier GoodFuels has delivered fuel to a NYK bulk carrier in the Port of Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The NYK ship,

New data from the National Retail Federation shows that core retail sales in U.S. rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained

KYIV, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine expects five ships to arrive at its Chornomorsk Black Sea port on Wednesday for loading with more than 70,000

BERLIN, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Around 20 ships are stuck in traffic along Germany’s river Rhine, where low water levels have already

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga (Bloomberg) — Shipping freshwater by sea is becoming a reality in a corner of Spain that’s turned to a tanker to keep the

BEIRUT, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A veteran Rhine shipping company said its business on the Upper Rhine is at risk as water levels drop. Of the roughly 150

U.S. maritime company Crowley will join a team of companies that are designing and building a hybrid-electric passenger and vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines