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APPOINTMENT: Prof. Mejia To Take Over From Doumbia-Henry As President, World Maritime University
Professor Max Mejia has been selected to take over the position of President , World Maritime University (WMU) with the term of Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry expiring earlier this year.
The Secretary General of IMO Kitack Lim, WMU’s…
Cocaine Worth $330m Found In Ecuador’s Banana Export Shipment To Belgium
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tonnes of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium.
This latest haul was found inside a container full of banana cases destined for Belgium.
Police commander Fausto Salinas said the…
China Test Run Spy Balloons For Maritime Surveillance
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quick to claim that a spy balloon breaching US territorial airspace and flying close enough to military sites to monitor them was ‘a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological,…
Eight Seafarers Rescued ,One Missing, As Ship Goes Aground At Port Of M’diq,
A freighter has reportedly ran aground on a breakwater at the small Mediterranean port of M'diq, Morocco, putting the lives of the crew at risk over the weekend.
The riverine freighter "Livana" ran aground at M'diq's outer breakwater on…
Maersk Completes Sale Of Logistics Assets In Russia
A.P. Moller - Maersk has completed the sale of the last of its land-based assets in Russia as part of its commitment announced 11 months ago to end its business in the country.
The shipping and logistics giant joined with many other…
Thailand , Vietnam Pledge Partnership To Combat IUU Fishing
Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to seek closer cooperation to end continued plunder of their marine fisheries.
Their new MoU formalizes earlier cooperation programs, mainly implemented through the Vietnam-Thailand joint working group on…
Group Warns About Dangers Of Port Automation
The full automation of port terminals does not bring improvements neither in the productivity of the concessionary companies nor in the ports that host them. This is the main conclusion drawn from an exhaustive and comprehensive independent…
Sailors Hospitalized After Drinking Tainted Water Aboard HMS Portland
The Royal Navy has recalled a frigate to port after several crewmembers became sickened by contaminated drinking water.
HMS Portland has recently played a prominent role in tracking Russian subs and warships in waters of the North Sea,…
French Navy Intercepts 3,000 Assault Rifles In Gulf Of Oman
A French warship has seized a major shipment of weapons from a dhow off the coast of Yemen, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is the latest in a series of arms interdictions in the region as allied Western navies crack down on the…
CMA CGM Announces $217M Fund Supporting Decarbonization Projects
Following up on its previous commitments to fund a broad range of projects to contribute to the decarbonization of shipping, CMA CGM announced that applications are currently being accepted for the first year of the project.
The shipping…