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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…
GOG: Royal Navy Ship Deployed To Protect £6billion UK Trade In West African Waters
The Royal Navy Ship "HMS Trent " has joined the fight against piracy in West African waters with the intension to help protect more than £6 billion of UK trade that passes through the Gulf of Guinea.
According to the Royal Navy…
MV.MEGHNA LIBERTY,: Chef Murders Captain Aboard Bulker In Indian Ocean
Authorities in Mauritius have detained a bulker while they investigate the murder of the captain of the vessel.
Mauritius authorities have taken the passports for all the crew and are conducting an ongoing investigation.…
PIL Set To Repay $1bn In Restructuring Debts
Singapore-headquartered PIL was rescued by Temasek Holdings unit Heliconia Capital Management in a $600m restructuring deal the end of the first quarter of this year under a court sanctioned Scheme of Arrangement.
PIL is now…
Panama Maritime Authority, ClassNK Ink MoU On Cybersecurity
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ClassNK on cybersecurity.
AMP said that the MoU will help to better understand the cyber threats to which ships are exposed and implement…