27 JAN 2021 The World Bank joined with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) calling for efforts to accelerate the digitalization of the global maritime industry. Hosting a webinar to launch their new report on digitalization, the organizations expressed their belief that digitalizing the sector would bring wide-ranging …
Read More »RECAAP: CONTINUING RISE IN ROBBERY ON SHIPS IN ASIA IN 2020
26 JAN 2021 ReCAAP ISC, the regional cooperation to combat incidents against shipping in Asia, issued its annual report highlighting concern over a significant increase in incidents in 2020. The organization said at its twelfth annual forum that more needs to be done to enhance the safety of maritime transport …
Read More »MAERSK ESSEN DIVERTING TO MEXICO AFTER CONTAINER LOSS IN PACIFIC
25 JAN 2021 The Maersk containership that suffered a significant container loss In the Pacific while sailing toward Los Angeles is now diverting south to Mexico. The 13,100 TEU Maersk Essen is expected to arrive on January 29 in the port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico as a port of refuge for cargo …
Read More »MAERSK BOXSHIP LOSES 750 CONTAINERS OVERBOARD IN NORTH PACIFIC
24 JAN 2021 Heavy weather in the North Pacific is being blamed for the loss of containers aboard one of Maersk’s containerships. This is the third container loss incident recently reported in the Pacific. Maersk is saying that approximately 750 containers were lost overboard from the Maersk Essen, a 148,723 dwt …
Read More »CREW ABANDONED FOR 11 MONTHS CALLS FOR ACTION STAGING A HUNGER STRIKE
23 JAN 2021 The crew of a bulk carrier abandoned by its owner and flag state is staging a hunger strike to call attention to their plight according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation. Desperate to get their back wages and return home the crew turned to this drastic action. …
Read More »WORLD’S LARGEST VLEC DEPARTS TEXAS WITH RECORD SHIPMENT TO CHINA
22 JAN 2021 The largest single shipment of ethane to date departed the terminal in Texas bound for China. The gas, which is a derivative stripped from natural gas, is in strong demand, especially in Asia, where it is used as an alternative to butane and propane by the petrochemical …
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