Despite the pandemic and the container shortage crisis, China’s sea and river ports performed well. Freight turnover in 2020 increased by 4.3% to 14.55 billion…
Eight days after his presidency, Joe Biden has already signed a number of initiatives that will have a profound impact on the shipping industry. Yesterday,…
Yesterday, January 26, the leaders of the shipping and related industries, 327 companies, signed the Neptune Declaration on the Welfare of Seafarers and Crew Change….
Maersk Tankers announced that it has sold the Maersk Pelican (built in 2008). It is the first product tanker in the world to be used…
New technologies continue to be introduced into the shipping and shipbuilding industries. The Port Authority of Rotterdam launches a test model of a smart mooring…
Stimulation — this is the method of increasing productivity chosen at the Port of Los Angeles. The administration hopes that the incentive system will help…
The 2,824 teu containership Mozart was attackedby pirates Saturday when it was about 86 nautical miles (160 km) from the city of Sao Tome. According to…
As it became known, since January 7, the abandoned crew of the bulk carrier «Ula» (IMO number: 8102414) went on a hunger strike, desperately trying…
A survey of senior executives involved in their firms’ international trade decisions and transactions has shown widespread optimism for trade bouncing back in the wake…
The CFTS portal reports that the German company Hapag-Lloyd is launching block trains in Ukraine. They will run from Odessa to Kiev, Dnepr and Kharkov….
Royal Caribbean Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its smallest cruise line, Azamara, to private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The joint-stock company,…
The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has quadrupled and reached a record high. This rise in prices is due to a shortage…
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Interfax reports that three bodies found after ARVIN ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea. «According to the Turkish authorities, six crew members were rescued (five…
On Sunday, NYC Yacht Club Patriot AC75 took off and then capsized in Oakland harbor. America’s Cup is the most spectacular sailing yacht competition. This…
Ship recycling prices are skyrocketing and are approaching $ 500 / LTD for the first time (per tonne of pure metal), setting a maximum since…
A Palau-flagged freight ship has sunk off the coast of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Bartin, killing two crew members, the coast guard said on…
Digitalization is of great importance in the shipping sector. However, the ship repair and modernization sector has lagged behind in adapting to the digital age,…
The German transport and logistics group Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has completed the purchase of a controlling stake (50.01%) of the multifunctional terminal…
According to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Oman and the People’s Republic of China are the most recent countries to be added…
