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US,Canada, 17 Other Countries Sign Declaration For ‘Green Shipping Corridors’
The Clydebank Declaration was launched at COP26 with 19 states with the aim to set zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports.
In a Mission Statement the signatories said they aimed to support the setting up of at…
TRADEGO: Nine Companies Set-Up To Digitalise Bulk Cargo Trading
Nine companies have indicated interest to establish an international digital document platform on bulk cargo trading.
They are Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation, China Merchants Energy Shipping, Sinochem Energy, China National United…
Suez Canal To Increase Ship Tolls By 6% Beginning From 2022, Exempt Cruises, LNG Carriers
The Suez Canal Authority has indicated interest to raise tolls by 6% on vessels transiting the waterway next year.
The canal authority’s chairman Osama Rabea who said on Thursday, noted that the transit fee hike applies to all types…
SEXUAL ASSAULT: ITF Seeks Urgent Need For Female Seafarers Protection Aboard Ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says the recent report of sexual assault by a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet during her at sea training brings shame on the shipping industry and underlines the urgent need for…
France Threatens To Ban UK Fishing Vessels Over License Dispute
France and the UK are headed into a deepening trade dispute over fishing rights in the English Channel, with French officials threatening to ban UK fishing vessels and their catch from ports in France.
French officials claimed…
US Merchant Marine Academy Suspends Sea Year Programme Over Sexual Assault Allegations
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it has decided to "pause" the next cycle of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's iconic Sea Year program, citing an ongoing sexual assault and sexual harassment scandal.
In…
Cosco Shipping Appoints Wan Min As New Chairman
Cosco Shipping, named Wan Min as the new chairman and communist party secretary of the group, succeeding former chairman Xu Lirong.
Wan Min, previously served several positions in Cosco Shipping Lines, and acted as the general manager…
ITF Raises Alarm , As Eleven Seafarers At Risk Aboard Haj Abdulla Off Mogadishu Port
Eleven seafarers trapped aboard the Haj Abdulla (IMO 7702114) are at extreme risk, with the ship taking on water off Mogadishu, Somalia.
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has implored the authorities to give…
ZIM Ship Catches Fire ,Losses 40 Containers,As Coastguard Evacuate 16 Seafarers
A container laden ship Zim Kingston over the weekend lost 40 containers over a storm off the Strait of Juan De Fuca in Canada even as the vessel reportedly caught fire.
The Canadian Coast Guard in swift reaction to…
Two Bulkers Collide Near Cannakale Strait Causing Serious Damages
On Sunday morning, two bulkers collided near the northern entrance to the Cannakale Strait, resulting in serious damage to both vessels.
That morning, the 200,000 dwt bulker Benitamou and the 30,000 dwt freighter BC Vanessa…