Shipping — The World’s Dirty Little Emissions Secret
by Stephen Hanley
There was good news this week. The International Maritime Organisation agreed on Thursday to cap the sulfur content of marine fuels...
Pirates Shift Tactics to Target Crews, Not Cargo
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about brazen attacks by pirates against merchant ships, such as the one that inspired the 2013 movie...
A Blueprint for Growth: Priorities for Leaving the EU
This week we launched a summary of our forthcoming document ‘A Blueprint for Growth’.
The Blueprint is designed to act as a manifesto for the...
Mistreatment of Crew on Sub-standard Ship Leads to Detention
A vessel which had already been detained following a Port State Control inspection by MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) surveyors in Cardiff, Wales, has...
MEPC 70: IMO Moves Towards Arctic Phase Out of World’s Dirtiest Fuel
International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting concluded with Arctic Alliance welcoming the progress made by member countries towards a phase out...
Freight Rate Roundup: Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued freight rate increases.
Maersk Line announced an increase in FAK rates from Asia to...
Sudden Jolt Kills two on board a Cargo Ship
On October 30th, tragic struck aboard a general cargo vessel BBC ASIA while uploading a cargo of pipes from barge moored alongside her portside...
Ro-Ro Vessel Runs Aground in Bogo
On October 29th, a roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel bound for Cawayan, Masbate province ran aground at the Bogo Channel in Bogo City, northern Cebu at...
Commercial or Humanitarian Reason gets Stranded Ship to Shore
Hanjin freighter finally allowed to offload cargo after weeks-long isolation
A Hanjin Shipping vessel that has been stranded off the B.C. coast for almost two...
[Watch] Workers Smashed Onboard This Ship
Watch the ship where two dockworkers died and another one is seriously injured during cargo handling operations at Port of Kobe, Japan.
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APLICATIONS
Sexism Charge by a Female Deck Officer
A female deck officer has accused a shipping firm of sexism after being refused a job interview because she 'would be better off working...
