The International Transport Workers' Federation has been at the forefront of recent efforts to ensure that seafarers have access to crew change in every region - except one. ITF is now calling for a halt to all crew changes in northern Mozambique, citing the extreme...
South Korean shipping heavyweight HMM has signed newbuilding contracts with compatriot builders Daewoo Shipbuilding & […] The post HMM splashes $1.57 bn on twelve LNG-ready boxships...
Authorities in Nigeria are pushing for the removal of the war risk insurance required for cargo vessels that call in the country due to the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Nimasa) Director General Bashir Jamoh has called on...
Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of twelve 3,055 TEU container vessels to be built by Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation...
The luxury cruise ship Celebrity Edge departed Port Everglades, Florida on Saturday evening, carrying 1,100 paying guests on the first full-scale commercial cruise from an American port since the COVID shutdown began last year. "Today marks the rebirth of our company and our industry, as our beautiful...
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises held a traditional coin ceremony for its second seaside EVO class ship at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The post Keel laid for MSC Cruises’...
Despite the recent flurry of construction orders coming primarily in the containership and gas carrier segments, BIMCO in its new analysis of global shipbuilding in forecasting a slowing growth rate for the world’s fleet in the next five years compared to the last five years. The...
The British Ports Association (BPA) has joined the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) as a partner, supporting the global drive to improve the ports industry's further integration of the 17...
The World Maritime University (WMU) and the ITF Seafarers’ Trust are delighted to announce that as of 25 June 2021, the ground-breaking online Maritime Welfare Professional Development Programme (MARI-WEL) is to be offered free of charge in recognition of the Day of the Seafarer and the ongoing...
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