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Rates Under Pressure on Low Demand -Maersk

By The Maritime Executive

December 17, 2014

Container shipping firm Maersk Line said a fresh attempt made on Monday to raise freight rates on main routes from ports in Asia to those in northern Europe was already under pressure due to weak dema...

Crowley Awarded Vessel Management Contract by MSC

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s global ship management group has been has been awarded the contract for the operation and maintenance of the T-AGOS/T-AGM fleet for the Military Sealift Command. This fl...

MSC: Fastest to Respond for Container Bookings from U.S.

By The Maritime Executive

December 15, 2014

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), one of the world's largest shipping lines serving 380 ports worldwide on six continents, topped the ratings in speed of response for container bookings from t...

Canada: "No More Drunken Sailors"

By The Maritime Executive

December 15, 2014

The Royal Canadian Navy on Friday imposed an almost total ban on sailors drinking at sea, after a warship had to be recalled from an international exercise because inebriated crew members got into tro...

Grounded Ship Blocks Antwerp Port Traffic

By The Maritime Executive

December 15, 2014

Traffic for large ships heading towards the Belgian port of Antwerp was temporarily blocked on Friday after a giant container ship ran aground outside the Dutch port of Terneuzen downstream from the B...

India Reinforces Maritime Domain Awareness

By The Maritime Executive

December 2, 2014

By Dr Vijay Sakhuja Six years ago, in November 2008, a group of Pakistan-based terrorists landed at unsecured waterfronts in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, and attacked public places such as...

IMO: Containers Must be Weighed

By The Maritime Executive

November 28, 2014

IMO has decided to make it mandatory to weigh loaded containers before they are transported by sea. This will enhance safety and prevent pollution of the marine environment. In the future, loaded con...

French Retail Giant Sponsors Sole Fishery Assessment

By The Maritime Executive

November 28, 2014

For the first time in France, a retailer, Carrefour, is offering financial support towards a fishery’s sustainability assessment. The company will be backing the producers' organisation FROM Nor...

MSC Magnifica Gets Makeover at Damen

By The Maritime Executive

November 27, 2014

After a very fast and successful 17-day drydocking the cruise ship MSC Magnifica left Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) for Hamburg on schedule to start her next c...

Seafarers Head to Africa to Combat Ebola

By The Maritime Executive

November 26, 2014

The U.S. fourth arm of defense is once again extended in an offer of assistance, this time to help medical personnel fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance. Bo...

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