United States: Carriers get service contract filing relief amid COVID-19 (28 APR 2020)
On 27 April, the commission published an order making the relief effective immediately and lasting...
Korean shipbuilding majors reveal Q1 figures as ordering plummets amid Coronavirus woes (29 APR 2020)
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co posted a net profit of ₩ 1.64.9 billion ($...
Maersk boxship catches fire in the Caribbean (30 APR 2020)
At the time of the incident, the 1,800 TEU Maersk Vilnius was en route from...
150,000 seafarers in need of crew change (4 MAY 2020)
This number is up by 50% from 100,000 when ICS first highlighted the problem with...
Port of Charleston gets new stevedoring company (05 MAY 2020)
The new joint venture, known as Charleston Stevedoring Company LLC (CSC), became operational 4 May. ...
Hamann technology for new US research ships (6 MAY 2020)
The 60-metre-long newbuilds were designed by Glosten from Seattle, USA, in cooperation with Oregon State...
Maritime bodies release plan to resolve crew change crisis (7 MAY 2020)
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released the protocols in a circular letter which among...
Germany, other EU countries provide COVID-19 liquidity relief to cruise lines (17 APR 2020)
The move comes as the governments in Germany, Finland, France, Italy, and Norway want to...
ONE’s new service links Oakland to the Middle East (08 MAY 2020)
The service, called the Far East-Pacific 2, would be operated by Japan’s ONE line. The first...
Ship recycling in Pakistan and India in limbo (26 MAR 2020)
Pakistan suspended all beaching and boarding of vessels at Gadani ship recycling yards last week...