International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned ship agents about the re-emergence of a scam whereby they are being used by people-smugglers to cover the movement […]
Shipping confidence held steady at its highest rating in the past three-and-a-half years in the three months to end-November 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has inspected the Bahamas-registered Flag-of-Convenience (FOC) vessel Diana in Melbourne and found the company is underpaying Filipino seafarers who are […]
The Mission to Seafarers has celebrated a year of achievement while remembering those seafarers in continuing need during its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols […]
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, has released the 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook. The report offers an […]
Speaking at the Journal of Commerce’s annual Port Performance North America conference, APM Terminals head of Hub Terminals, Jack Craig spoke to the audience about the […]
The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned to homeport in Key West Sunday following a 68-day Eastern Pacific counter drug patrol. The cutter Thetis crew worked alongside […]
The Coast Guard kicked off their ice-breaking season Monday, as winter’s cold temperatures are anticipated to impact every port, waterway, and harbor in the Northeast. Operation […]
Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) – one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels – has signed a contract worth approx. 270 […]
Within the Littoral Combat Ship Program (LCS), the US Navy has awarded the consortium consisting of Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), and Lockheed […]
Due to unprecedented pre-Lunar New Year inbound volumes, Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are experiencing extreme congestion. The volume increase is creating a vicious cycle […]
Stakeholders in the shipping industry need to work more closely with Stella Maris-Apostleship of the Sea to ensure seafarers get the right support and help when […]
Pilbara Ports Authority has achieved a new record tonnage on a single tide at the Port of Port Hedland. On 15 January 2019, 10 vessels departed the […]
Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo) have reached an agreement for CNCo to acquire RAO, Furness Withy Chartering and the bulk activities in Aliança […]
At least 11 crew members have been found dead after two cargo ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, according to media reports. Rescue efforts […]
Stowage planning is an extremely hard discipline that is taught in an apprenticeship fashion within liner shipping companies. By utilising each container vessel maximally and incorporating […]
Seafarers should enjoy the same sort of working conditions and welfare rights as people who work ashore, UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani told a meeting at […]