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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…
RECAAP: Singapore Records 50% Pirate Attacks On Ships Along Asia Waters In 2021
The Singapore Straits accounted for over half of all piracy and armed robbery incidents against ships in 2021, according to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC).
Presenting its annual report ReCAAP said there were total of 82…
Panama Seaports Record 8.62 TEUs Growth In 2021
Panamanian seaports have posted record growth and cargo volume in 2021 reaching 8.62m teu and increase of 11.5% compared to 7.73m teu the year before.
It was also the first time Panama passed the 8m teu milestone.
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ONE Vessel Lost 60 TEUs Overboard,As 80 Others Damaged
Motor Vessel Madrid Bridge belonging to Ocean Network Express (ONE) has lost about 60 containers overboard with a further 80 damaged.
The 13,900 teu Madrid Bridge suffered a container collapse on 7 January in the North Atlantic while…