RMT Demands To Stop Shipowner Exploitation of Seafarers

SEAFARERS UNION RMT today responded to the latest Government statistics on the number of UK seafarers working in the shipping industry in 2020, says...

Global Container Rates To Fare Well Following Profitable 2020

Global container shipping companies’ performance will be strong in 2021 after a profitable 2020, Fitch Ratings says. Surging spot freight rates Spot freight rates will remain...

Fail of Human Rights In The Pandemic Results Discriminations & Abuse

Authoritarian regimes had imposed drastic curbs on rights and freedoms and had used the virus as a pretext to restrict free speech and stifle...

METIS Launches First Predictive Poseidon Principles Emissions INDEX

A Greek technology firm has come up with a predictive tool to determine the best path for ships financed under environment-friendly Poseidon Principles. ...

(Watch) Drug Peddlers Sink Boat Carrying 3 Tonnes of Cocaine

9 Georgian and Turkish crew members were fished out of the sea by police officers. The crew attempted to prevent the police by...

Fire Aboard Berthed Tanker

Fleetmon reports of a tanker fire at Dunkirk. Tanker ablaze Fire erupted on board of tanker TORM LOUISE at around 0130 LT Feb 24, berthed at...

Oil Market Strengthens With Lowering Of Floating Storage

The volume of crude oil and condensate in tankers worldwide has fallen to a one-year low as the market's recovery gathers pace, and with...

Cattle Onboard In Ships Suffers Hell Or Likely Dead

One of two livestock ships at sea since mid-December with thousands of cattle on board is now at the Spanish port of Cartagena, but...

Ship Passengers Swims To Shore

Passengers from a cruise ship had to swim to shore after they were living on a ship lacking proper health and hygiene facilities. When...

No COVID Protocol on Cruise? You Can Face Manslaughter Charges

An Italian shipping company has been sued by French passengers over covid deaths on a ship. Costa Cruises is facing manslaughter charges after...