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How Organized is China's Maritime Militia?

How Organized is China's Maritime Militia?

The PRC defines its militia as “an armed mass organization composed of civilians retaining their regular jobs,” a component of China’s armed forces, and an “auxiliary and reserve force” of the PLA. On...

CMA CGM Jacques Saade Boxship Sets Second Record for Full Containers

CMA CGM Jacques Saade Boxship Sets Second Record for Full Containers

For the second time in six months, French shipping giant CMA CGM Group is claiming a record for the largest number of full containers loaded aboard a single vessel. The achievement comes as the indust...

MSC Spends $100 Million on Security Upgrades After Cocaine Mega-Bust

MSC Spends $100 Million on Security Upgrades After Cocaine Mega-Bust

Number-two ocean carrier MSC says that it has begun spending tens of millions of dollars every year on extra security enhancements in the wake of the multi-billion-dollar cocaine bust aboard the boxsh...

MSC Boxship Loses Power in North Pacific Due to "Bad Fuel"

MSC Boxship Loses Power in North Pacific Due to "Bad Fuel"

The 13,000 TEU container ship MSC Ariane temporarily lost power in the North Pacific due to a fuel quality issue, operator Mediterranean Shipping Company advised clients on Tuesday. "The container...

Stolt Tankers is Latest Shipping Company to Test Biofuels 

Stolt Tankers is Latest Shipping Company to Test Biofuels 

Marine biofuel is one of the products that is drawing the attention of the shipping lines as an alternative that is currently available to help them achieve their sustainability goals. Stolt Tankers,...

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CSSC Books $1.5B Largest Boxship Order, Reportedly Linked to MSC

The Chinese state-owned shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corporation is reporting the receipt of the largest single containership order undertaken by CSSC. According to CSSC, the order valued at m...

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"Error 409: Conflict"

On June 27, 2017, during a sunny afternoon at its Copenhagen headquarters, global shipping titan A.P. Møller-Maersk, responsible for nearly 800 vessels, found its operations dead in the water in a mat...

UK MCA Plans Enhanced Inspections Before Cruise Ships Resume Service

UK MCA Plans Enhanced Inspections Before Cruise Ships Resume Service

UK authorities are expected to announce a series of requirements for the cruise industry in the coming weeks before the anticipated return to operations projected to start in mid-May after a further r...

Italy Formalizes Ban on Large Ships Docking in Venice

Italy Formalizes Ban on Large Ships Docking in Venice

The Italian government is moving forward with its efforts to take advantage of the current pause in the cruise operations to enforce a permanent ban on large cruise ships from docking at the historic...

Biden Names Commissioner Daniel Maffei as Chairman of FMC

Biden Names Commissioner Daniel Maffei as Chairman of FMC

President Joe Biden has designated Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei as the new Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, the FMC announced Tuesday.  Maffei is a sitting member of the FMC and replac...