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ITF Reports Shipowner Abandoned Seafarers in Las Palmas Due $68,000
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is reporting another example of crew abandonment. In this case, the crew is...
Read More >>Oman Makes Most Unequivocal Statement Yet on Hormuz Transits
Oman has made its most unequivocal statement yet on its attitude to free passage navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Emerging from...
Read More >>Wallenius Wilhelmsen Takes Delivery of Large Methanol-Fueled Car Carrier
Calling it a defining moment for Wallenius Wilhelmsen and the car carrier industry, the company has taken delivery of the first of...
Read More >>Sempra’s West Coast Mexican LNG Terminal Ships First Cargo
The Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG project, which is being commissioned on Mexico’s West Coast, marked a key milestone with the firs...
Read More >>Maersk to Restore Second Route with US-Flagged Vessels in the Suez-Red Sea
Days after reporting it would begin a gradual resumption of routes transiting the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, Maersk announced pla...
Read More >>U.S. and Iran Continue to Exchange Strikes in Dispute Over Hormuz
Overnight Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran continued exchanging fire in a pattern that has grown familiar since the start of the cease...
Read More >>Maersk and Seaspan Launch Vessel Upgrade Program to Improve Efficiency
Seaspan, the large vessel owner that leases vessels to the container industry, is launching a vessel upgrade program with Maersk....
Read More >>FMC Chair Concerned China is Weaponizing Inspections of Panama-Flag Ships
The new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, Laura DiBella, issued a personal statement reiterating her concerns over Chin...
Read More >>New Reality of Tanker Ops: Why Onboard Blending and Cargo Control Matter
In tanker shipping, some of the most consequential operational failures do not begin with a dramatic event. They begin quietly - w...
Read More >>DP World Acquires Containership to Expand Indian Coastal Shipping
DP World has become the latest carrier to buy and transfer a containership into the Indian register to expand its coastal service...
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