Toxic Waste That Set Off Global Outcry Seized by Albania’s Prosecutors October 30, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the cargo was forced to return...
Toxic Waste Bound for Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels to Return to Europe August 16, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from Albania are now slated to return...
Thailand Races to Stop Toxic Waste Cargo on MSC, Maersk Ships August 13, 2024 By K. Oanh Ha Thai authorities are racing to stop about 100 shipping containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania reaching the...
Many Russian Ships Switch Flags to Other Countries, Possibly to Avoid Sanctions April 6, 2022 By K. Oanh Ha Many more Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched their flags to other countries in March, possibly to conceal their ties to...
Russian Tankers Are Going Dark, Raising Concerns of Sanctions Evasion March 29, 2022 By K. Oanh Ha Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and oil products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon that some maritime experts warn...
Transport Industry Expects Continued Staffing Woes as Concern Over Omicron Spreads January 7, 2022 By Ann Koh and K. Oanh Ha From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure...
Rising COVID Outbreaks on Ships Endanger Maritime Workers, Risk Trade Disruptions July 13, 2021 By K. Oanh Ha, Ann Koh and Claire Jiao Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
How Cruise Ticket Legal Language May Foil Class Action Suits April 30, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so frantic...
Cruise Ship Passengers Seeking COVID-19 Class Action Suits Face Uphill Legal Battle April 29, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so frantic...