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IMO Re-elects UAE As Category-B Council Member, As Nigeria Crushes Out Again
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly has elected the UAE as a Category B member of the IMO Council for the third consecutive time.
The results of the election were announced on December 10 during the 32nd session of the…
UAE , Panama Sign MoU On Seafarers STCW
The UAE and Panama have inked a Memorandum of Understanding covering seafarer training, safety and watchkeeping, and mutual recognition of certificates.
The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Energy and…
COSCO Dissociates Link To Transpacific Cargo Loss Accident
COSCO Shipping Lines said it is not the operator of the MV COSCO Nagoya which lost dozens of containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean last month.
The ship is now back underway presumably after cargo ops were completed.…
Liberia , China Sign Maritime MoU To Promote Safety
Liberia’s Maritime Authority, and the Maritime Safety Administration of the Peoples Republic of China (MSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) together in Beijing to promote maritime safety.
Liberia and China have entered…
Singapore Halts Crew Change For Arrivals From 6 African Nations
Singapore has halted crew change and vaccination of seafarers with recent travel history to six southern African nations over fears concerning the Omicron variant.
In what the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) described as…
RANKING: MSC Takes Over Top Spot From Maersk As Number One Liner
The changing of the guard at the top of the liner rankings is underway, as Alphaliner data shows there’s just 10,817 slots – essentially a single neopanamax purchase – separating Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) at the top of the…
Union Warns Of Supply Chain Risks From Overworked Panama Tugboat Operators
The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) is warning of risks associated with maneuvering Neopanamax ships through the expanded Panama Canal.
Could an accident in the new Neopanamax locks be a…
ReCAAP Raises Alarm , As Sea Robbers Attack 6 Ships In Singapore Strait Within 30 Days
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued another warning on vessel boardings by sea robbers in the Eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait.
Between 1 November and December 1 a total of six vessels were boarded by robbers in the busy…
UNCTAD Predicts Slower Maritime Growth Trade In 2022
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has predicted that maritime trade growth will slow to 2.4%, compared to 2.9% over the past two decades.
UNCTAD said in the Review of Maritime Transport 2021…
CHINA: Container Volume At Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Exceeds 2020 Total
Container volume at Ningbo-Zhoushan port, Zhejiang province, has surpassed a total of 28.73m TEU, exceeding the volume of the port posted last year.
During the first ten months of this year, the total export and import volume of China…