Report Highlights Need for Better Risk Management on Europe’s Container Ship Routes June 29, 2020 By Mike Corder A Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday [June 25] that it is “undesirable” for large container ships to use a shipping...
Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Could Refuse to Work, Causing Trade Disruption June 17, 2020 By Elena Becatoros Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further...
Coronavirus Cluster Found in Crew of Freight Cargo Ship in Australia May 27, 2020 By Rod McGuirk A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising...
Frontline Expects Oil Tanker’s Return to Service in Q4, After June Gulf Attack August 27, 2019 An oil tanker that was set ablaze by a blast near the Strait of Hormuz in June will be back...
U.S. Urges Ships to Keep Tracking Devices Turned on for Safety, Transparency July 30, 2019 By Lesley Wroughton The United States wants all ships to keep their tracking transponders on to cut down on illicit activity and smuggling,...
Explosion on Oil-Industry Ship in Caspian Sea Injures 14 People May 10, 2019 An explosion has struck an oil-industry vessel in the Caspian Sea, injuring 14 people, the ship’s operator, Italian engineering firm...
UN Shipping Agency Seeks to Clamp Down on Rogue Shipping Companies April 5, 2019 By Jonathan Saul The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue shipping companies trying to use...
Oil Tanker Disaster to Be Probed by Maritime Authorities from China, Panama, Iran & HK January 26, 2018 The maritime authorities of China, Panama, Iran and Hong Kong on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly investigate a collision...
Ship Hits Wall of Newly Expanded Panama Canal in 3rd Incident in a Month July 26, 2016 By Liz Hampton and Marianna Parraga A Chinese container ship hit a wall of the new lane of the Panama Canal, a Canal Authority official and...