Peruvian Squid Fishing Industry Under Scrutiny for Forced Labor Practices

Investigation Reveals Widespread Forced Labor in Peru's Squid Fishing Sector A recent investigation has shed light on the prevalence of forced labour in Peru's squid...

Hudong Zhonghua Sparks Progress: CMA CGM’s 6th Dual-Fuel Boxship Takes Shape!

The sixth and final 13,000TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered container ships are now under construction at the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for France's CMA CGM. Versatile ships The...

LNG Newbuilds To Get Boost From Wärtsilä Reliquefaction System

Wärtsilä secures spate of contracts for cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems in the LNG and ethane gas carrier segments. Significant Reinforcement Wärtsilä will supply...

Taiwan Gets Its First Fully Automated Container Terminal, Expects Increased Throughput

Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) chairman Lee Hsien-yi stated on 5 May that the newly built No. 7 terminal in Taiwan's Kaohisung port is...

An Urgent Need For Lifeboats Reinvention!

Container Ship Safety Forum e.V. (CSSF) released a statement today to call for a reinvention of the lifeboat onboard cargo vessels so safety can...

Turkey’s Fastest-Growing Owner Adds Vintage Tanker

Beks Ship Management’s appetite for vintage tanker tonnage appears to have no end, says an article published on Splash. Fastest-growing shipowner Fresh data identifies Beks as...

Hong Kong Arbitration Clauses

Hong Kong is fast becoming a popular destination for maritime dispute resolution centres, says an article published on Skuld. International maritime expertise This is due to...

ZIM Invests In Refrigerated Container

ZIM has made an order of 1,000 Star Cool reefers with Sekstant door sensors and a similar volume for retrofitting to its existing Star...

US Container Imports Follow Pre-Pandemic Trends

US container imports in April 2023 were significantly higher than the previous month, tracing trends seen in the pre-pandemic market, says an article published...

Speed Reduction for CII Upgrade is Highly Exaggerated. This is why

Speed reduction for CII improvement is grossly overestimated. Here's why, intrigues a Clarksons news source. CII The operational measure adopted by the IMO, Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII),...