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Maersk , MSC Announce Recycling Of Older Container Vessels With India Firm
In a significant move towards sustainable ship recycling practices, global shipping giants Maersk and MSC have announced the retirement of older container ships, a decision that has been welcomed by Indian ship recyclers.
Maersk and MSC,…
ITF Seafarers’ Centre In Ukraine Hit By Russian Drones Attack
The Izmail Seafarers Centre in Ukraine has been hit in a Russian drone attack on the Port of Izmail on Wednesday.
The ITF Seafarers Trust, which previously funded the centre, said it had been by a drone attack in the early hours of 2…
CMA CGM Shipping Business Records $12 Billion In Q2
Despite difficult market conditions during the period, CMA CGM Group has reported a robust performance across its businesses during the second quarter of 2023, in line with its first-quarter guidance.
The Group’s revenue for the quarter…
Fire Continues To Rage On RORO Vessel With Hundreds Of Electric Vehicles Destroyed
More than three days after the fatal fire started on the Shoei Kisen Kaisha vessel it is still too dangerous for salvors to board the vessel.
As of Thursday evening the Dutch Coastguard the fire was still raging on the car carrier with a…
20 Seafarers’ Rescued , As Car Carrier Still On Fire Near Dutch Heritage Site
Around midnight on July 25, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the Shoei Kisen-owned car carrier.
The vessel, chartered by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), was located some 27 km north of Ameland when it…
IMO Unveils Theme 2024 For World Maritime Day Celebration
"Navigating the future: safety first!" has been selected for the International Maritime Organization's 2024 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 26 September 2024.
The IMO Council,…
SSASCFA Women Launches Campaign To Promote Effective Participation In Maritime Sector
In a bid to compete favourably in a male dominated industry, the women Commission, Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (SSASCFA) has flagged off campaign to empower females in an automated technological…
WHISTLEBLOWER: Maersk Line Ordered To Pay $700,000 To Sacked Seafarer
Maersk’s American unit has been ordered to pay over $700,000 to an ex- employee who was fired after complaining about vessel safety to the US Coast Guard.
In December 2022, a chief mate aboard the 4,154 teu Safmarine Mafadi, now Maersk…
IMO, IAPH Sign MoU To Assist Developing Countries
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future cooperation in the areas of climate and energy, data collaboration and risk…
Italy Intercepts 5 .3 Tons Of Cocaine Transferred From Cargo Ship To Trawler
Authorities Italy are reporting the seizure of 5.3 tons of cocaine in what they are terming the “most important cocaine seizure ever carried out” in the and one of the “most important worldwide.”
They seized drugs with an estimated…