23 APR 2024 Chinese officials report a massive search is underway for four missing crewmembers after a vessel hit a bridge crossing the Xijian river and sunk. Seven of the 11 crew aboard the vessel were rescued overnight in a situation that was very similar to another accident on the …
Read More »SINGAPORE KEEPS TOP “MARITIME CITY” STATUS, AND UAE MOVES UP THE RANKS
22 APR 2024 The latest edition of the DNV Leading Maritime Cities report is out, and it has some surprises – and some consistency. The ranking rates maritime cities on five elements: shipping centers, finance and law, technology, ports and logistics, and attractiveness and competitiveness. The categories are evaluated through …
Read More »THE DALI & EVER GIVEN: GENERAL AVERAGE AND SALVAGE IN OCEAN FREIGHT
21 APR 2024 The owner of the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and knocked down the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six men, has declared “general average,” according to Darrell Wilson, a spokesperson for the ship’s owner, Grace Ocean Private Ltd[1]. The incident has cost Baltimore the loss of …
Read More »SURVEY: GENERAL CARGO SHIPS LAG FAR BEHIND ON MEASURES OF CREW WELLBEING
20 APR 2024 Seafarers who have spent enough time in international trade are familiar with a general pattern in vessel quality: newer, fancier ships are often more comfortable, better-kept and better for growing a career. Recently-released survey data from vessel inspection agency Idwal confirms this broad impression, plus one more …
Read More »SHIPPING TRADE GROUPS CALL ON UN TO PROTECT SEAFARERS
19 APR 2024 Sixteen commercial maritime industry associations joined together in a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres calling for action while saying the current situation where merchant ships and their crews are being targeted is “intolerable” and “unacceptable.” The groups thanked the Secretary-General and IMO …
Read More »MSC WORKS TO RELEASE CREW AND CARGO FROM SHIP SEIZED BY IRAN
18 APR 2024 Diplomatic and commercial efforts are underway to gain the freedom of the crew from the MSC Aries containership that Iran seized on Saturday, April 13 as it was nearing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has come under pressure from Portugal where the ship is registered as well …
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