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Friday, November 20, 2020
CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery
Shipping

CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery

French shipping group CMA CGM has reported $567 million in profit in the third quarter of 2020 amid a “marked recovery” in container volumes. CMA

November 20, 2020
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cargo ships underway
Shipping

Opinion: Australia’s New Crew Change Policy is Neat, Plausible… And Wrong

By Shipping Australia – Shipping Australia is very concerned about the ongoing crisis caused by a lack of crew changes. Hundreds of thousands of people

November 20, 2020
Total Views: 2928

To Honor Slave Trade Victims, Groups Seeks a Memorial in Atlantic Maps
Shipping

To Honor Slave Trade Victims, Groups Seeks a Memorial in Atlantic Maps

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tributes to victims of the transatlantic slave trade can be found in museums and

November 20, 2020
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IMO Headquarters london
Shipping

IMO Approves Amendments to Cut Ship Emissions -Full Briefing

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met virtually for its 75th session this week to consider (and

November 20, 2020
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nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

IMO Approves Heavy Fuel Oil Ban in Arctic With Exemptions

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The United Nations shipping agency on Friday approved a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic region in a

November 20, 2020
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
tanker deck
Shipping

Global Crude Market Finds Support Mainly from China

By Devika Krishna Kumar, Olga Yagova and Noah Browning NEW YORK/MOSCOW/LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – China, the global oil market’s lifeline this

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 736

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Soeren Skou, CEO Maersk
Shipping

Maersk CEO Expects Biden Presidency to Smooth Trade Relations

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chief executive officer of the world’s biggest container shipping company says trade relations between

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1453

Container Freight Rates Continue Surge on Strong Restocking Demand
Shipping

Container Freight Rates Continue Surge on Strong Restocking Demand

SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe,

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1800

cargo ship emissions
Environment

IMO Plan to Curb Shipping’s Carbon Emissions Triggers Criticism

By Jack Wittels and Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The organization responsible for setting global environmental standards for shipping approved rules

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1656

Maersk ship
Shipping

Maersk Starts $1.6 Billion Share Buyback After Guidance Raised

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S has launched a $1.6 billion share buyback program, as the world’s biggest container shipping

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 1503

madrid maersk
Shipping

Maersk Confident About Container Shipping Recovery In 2021

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday it is confident about the outlook

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 4556

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
maersk ship
Shipping

Maersk Raises Guidance Ahead of Earnings Release

By Alastair Reed (Bloomberg) –A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S raised its guidance for a second time since October as the world’s biggest container shipping

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 1845

IMO Headquarters london
Shipping

IMO Approves Extra Steps to Curb Shipping Emissions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations shipping agency on Tuesday approved measures to boost energy efficiency in vessels as part

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 1701

Monday, November 16, 2020
ship's bridge
Shipping

Australia to Return to Pre-Covid Maximum Shipboard Service Limits for Seafarers

Australia is set to end interim regulations that have allowed seafarers to work beyond the maximum time limits set out in international maritime labor

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 786

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Program to Help Decarbonize Shipping

The global shipping industry is urgently calling on governments to move forward on a proposal for a $5 billion industry-financed research and development

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 857

lng bunkering rotterdam
Shipping

Historic LNG Bunkering Operation Completed in Rotterdam

The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saadé has marked a new milestone as it completed its first LNG bunkering in Rotterdam. CMA CGM said called the operation the

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 795

container port
Shipping

Carriers Accused of ‘Using Pandemic to Boost Profits’ as Asia-Europe Rates Explode

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container freight rates from Asia to Europe are going through the roof, mirroring the trend on the transpacific, with

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 1457

container shipping
Shipping

Surprise Cargo Surge Could Surpass Last Year’s Holiday Period

By Richard Weiss and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) — Freight carriers including container shippers and cargo airlines say global demand is building

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 457

Ocean Rebellion protest outside the International Maritime Organisation headquarters in London
Environment

Ocean Rebellion Protestors Bring Gasoline And Matches To IMO HQ

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The London Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), was besieged again by Ocean Rebellion protestors on

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 1119

Friday, November 13, 2020
IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Addresses Crew Change Crisis – Better Day for Seafarers Coming and Going
Shipping

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Addresses Crew Change Crisis – Better Day for Seafarers Coming and Going

By Barry Parker – Repatriation of seafarers has been one of the most vexing issues facing the maritime industry throughout 2020, as Covid-19 has ravaged

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 893