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EU to End Antitrust Exemption for Liner Shipping in 2024

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2023

The European Commission has decided after 15 years not to extend an exemption for carriers from the EU’s antitrust rules which had been designed to enhance services and provide shippers benefits...

CMA CGM Joins Competitors in Planning EU ETS Surcharges

By The Maritime Executive

October 6, 2023

With just three months until the European Union’s Emissions Trading System is officially extended to the shipping industry, the major carriers are working to explain its impact to customers and...

China Blockades Second Thomas Shoal, Cutting Off Supply Convoy

By The Maritime Executive

October 4, 2023

Once again, the China Coast Guard and Chinese maritime militia have blockaded and harassed a Philippine supply convoy at Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippine Navy maintains a small outpost to def...

Small FMC Complaint Against MSC Sets Precedent on Fixed Fees

By The Maritime Executive

October 3, 2023

A complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission over a small, $1,000 charge levied by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is likely to set a precedent that will impact the shipping industry. The FMC f...

Green Fuels in Shipping Face Major Challenges for 2050 Net Zero Target

By Gokcay Balci and Ebru Surucu-Balci

September 29, 2023

Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and emit about 3% of global CO?. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, recently set out plans for thi...

SGS Crew Well-Being Monitored Program can Help Address Crew Happiness

By The Maritime Executive

September 23, 2023

Over the course of the pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis, the issue of crew happiness has been especially poignant and alarming. A new survey indicates that the satisfaction and well-being...

MSC Confirms Order with Fincantieri for Cruise Ships with Fuel Cells

By The Maritime Executive

September 21, 2023

The cruise division of MSC Group has confirmed an order for two additional luxury cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri and outfitted with hydrogen fuel cells for its Explora Journeys brand. They ha...

Protestors March Through Hamburg Opposing MSC’s Investment in HHLA

By The Maritime Executive

September 20, 2023

Employees of Hamburg port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik took to the streets of Hamburg on Tuesday to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the planned sale of nearly half of the company to Me...

Glamox Contract to Light Havfram Wind’s Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

By The Maritime Executive

September 19, 2023

[By: Glamox] Glamox, one of the world’s leading lighting companies, has won a major contract from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited, of China, to light Havfram Wind’s two new Wind Tu...

Bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond Seeks $15M in Damages from Yang Ming in FMC Case

By The Maritime Executive

September 13, 2023

Bankrupt retailer Bed Bath & Beyond continues to cite the shipping industry and its business practices during the pandemic as contributing to the demise of its operations earlier this year. In its...

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