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MSC Acquires Bolloré Africa Logistics For $6.3bn
Sequel to over three months of negotiation and discussions exclusively, Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC has stated that it had agreed with Bolloré SE to buy 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics.
The acquisition sees MSC…
BLACK SEA: 100 Foreign Flag Ships, 1,000 Seafarers Trapped , As IMO Seeks Safe Maritime Corridor
With more than 1,000 seafarers stranded on ships in Ukrainian ports and food supplies running low, the United Nations is pressing for their safe passage out of danger but security risks and disagreements are hobbling those efforts, maritime…
Five Tugboats Deployed To Refloat MV Ever Forward
The first attempt to refloat MV Ever Forward will take place on Tuesday, March 29, using configuration of five tugs; including two pushing on the port side, two pulling on the starboard side, one long pull from stern.
The attempt to…
Ukraine Troops Destroy Russian Ship At Sea Of Azov
Ukraine said on Thursday it had destroyed a large Russian landing support ship, the Orsk, at the Russian-occupied port of Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov.
Video footage, which Reuters was able to confirm was filmed from inside…
Iran Rescues 29 Crew From Sinking Car Carrier Vessel In Persian Gulf
Iranian officials have disclosed that an ongoing search and rescue operations saved 29 crewmembers from a UAE-registered Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) cargo ship that sunk earlier today Thursday 17th 2022 in heavy weather.
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50,000 Containers Trapped , As Maersk Line Runs Back To Russia For Empty Boxes
At least 50000 boxes belonging to Maesrk Line are currently trapped in some Russian seaports , management of the Danish liner has indicated.
The Shipping giant said it still has vessels calling at Russian ports to deliver containers…
MV EVER FORWARD: Evergreen Containership Aground In US
A 334-meter containership owned by Evergreen Marine has ran aground in Chesapeake Bay on Sunday shortly after departing the Port of Baltimore on the U.S. East Coast.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard’s 5th District confirmed that…
Class Societies Blacklist Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) has been withdrawn from International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) even as class societies have started to pull out of the country
The moves are in response to…
Dockworkers Bar Russian LNG Vessels Access To Berth
Dockworkers in United Kingdom has barred Russian LNG vessels’ access to UK ports over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
UK union UNISON which represents many of the dock workers at the Grain LNG terminal, said that while…
UKRAINE INVASION: Maersk To Suspend Vessel Bookings, As UK Closes Ports Against Russian Ships
Shipping giant Maersk line has indicated interest to suspend bookings to and from Russia of vessels.
In Maersk’s latest update on its response to the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company said it was…