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PIL To Fine Shippers S30,000 Per Container Over False Declaration Of Cargo
Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) will fine clients $30,000 per container for any box it finds that there has been a misdeclaration of cargo weight, a move other carriers will likely follow.
Misdeclaration includes…
11 Passengers Missing After Fire Engulfs Grimaldi Ship,As 2 Months Old Baby Hospitalised
Fire on Italian ferry Euroferry Olympia Euroferry Olympia was engulfed in flames as crews attempt two rescue to drivers trapped on the car deck and search for missing people
The Fire which engulfed the Italian-register Ro/Pax ferry…
Robert Uggla Now Chairman Of AP Moller Holdings
Robert Maersk Uggla, is now the Chairman of AP Moller Holdings, and the fifth generation of the Maersk family to lead the company.
His mother Ane Maersk Mc-Kinney Uggla is also standing down as Vice-Chair of AP Moller – Maersk…
Maersk Forecasts $24bn Earnings In 2022
AP Moller – Maersk has reported an expected record profit of $24bn for 2021 and forecasts the same result for the year running.
In line with its updated guidance for 2021 issued last month the company reported an…
MV Mumbai Maersk Refloated After Two Days Aground
The container vessel Mumbai Maersk, which ran aground outside Bremerhaven on 2 February, has been safely refloated.
The shipping line said in a statement. that Maersk worked closely with Smit Salvage and Germany's…
SIX MONTHS DETENTION:ITF Makes Case For Captain In Dubai Over Ship Explosion
The master of a ship on which a container exploded into flames in July 2021 has still not been allowed to go home more than six months later. Neither he nor his crew have been paid since March 2021.
The International Transport…
COVID-19: Omicron Restrictions Hit Seafarers Happiness
The Seafarer Happiness Index fell in the fourth quarter of 2021 as further COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, Mission To Seafarers has disclosed.
Published by Mission to Seafarers, the quarterly report builds an index from…
India Fines Japanese Car Carrier Companies For Violation Of Competition Act
Authorities in India have fined Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company for having created and operated a cartel impacting the maritime motor…
US Port Faces 90 Containers Daily Vandalisation, Theft – Union
A daily theft and vandalisation of about ninety containers usually occurred at the Los Angeles port , rail operator Union Pacific has disclosed.
Intermodal freight trains passing through Los Angeles' Lincoln Heights…
EEZ: S’Africa Launches Falcon 9 Satellite To Monitor Coastal Shipping Activities
South Africa’s Maritime Authorities have concluded plans to launch Falcon 9 rocket into space as part of efforts to monitor shipping activities in her territorial waters.
The launching this Thursday, will open a new page for the…