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Brazilian Government Signs Concession Contracts For Five Port Terminals
The Federal Government of Brazil, through the Ministry of Infrastructure and the National Water Transport Agency (Antaq), has signed concession contracts for five port terminals tendered in April 2021.
The participation of the private…
Four Jailed Over Fake US Coast Guard Credential Scheme
Four individuals involved in a scheme to sell phony U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from 18 to 45 months on charges ranging from mail and wire fraud to aggravated identity theft.…
Grounded NYK Ship Breaks In Two Off Japan Coast
An NYK-chartered woodchip carrier , Crimson Polaris has broken in two off the coast of Hachinohi barely 24hours of grounding
The ill-fated vessel , managed by Misuga Kaiun is a 39,910 gt, 2008-built, woodchip carrier split in…
Tanker Captain Jailed One Month For Calling At Port In Northern Cyprus
A captain of a product tanker has been reportedly arrested at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus , even as he was sentenced to one month in jail for unapproved entries to the port in the northern region of the island.
Cypriot law…
UAE Launches Initiative To Protect Seafarers Rights, Welfare
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated the ‘Supporting Our Blue Army’ initiative to protect seafarers’ rights and welfare.
The ‘Supporting Our Blue Army’ initiative is aimed to improve the quality of life of seafarers in the…
Cameroon,Togo,Sierra Leone Top List Of ITF Countries With Flags Of Convenience
The International Transport Workers Federation ITF has added seven countries to its list of flags of convenience.
These are countries which take registration fees but then typically avoid any of the responsibilities that go…
US Maritime Commission To Probe CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, Five Others Over Congestion Surcharges
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has commenced an “Expedited Inquiry” into the practices of eight container shipping lines related to “congestion or related surcharges”.
The eight carriers, all identified as having…
China Begins Production Of World’s First 100,000 DWT Deepwater FPSO
The People's Republic of China has commenced production at the world’s first 100,000 dwt deep-water semi-submersible Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) installation.
The platform named the Shen Hai Yi Hao was…
Hapag-Lloyd Unveils Dakar Office To Strengthen Shipping Operations In West Africa
Hapag-Lloyd has officially unveiled a new office in the West African country of Senegal located in the capital Dakar to strengthen its presence in Africa.
The country is connected to the global Hapag-Lloyd network by…
CREWING SCAM: ITF Launches Web Tool For Seafarers To Identify Fake Manning Agents
As part of efforts to curb fake manning agents in the shipping industry , the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has launched a new web tool to help give seafarers the upper hand to identify scammers in terms of job…