April 3rd, 20201The European Commission has suspended screening of the merger between major South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine...
April 3rd, 202012CMA CGM has ships heading via the Cape of Good Hope in both directions from and to Asia and Europe, giving the Suez Canal a miss, Spash can exclusively reveal. The...
April 3rd, 20202European shipowners have urgently called on governments and Brussels to adopt a targeted rescue and recovery plan for the maritime sector, which is now inching close to...
April 3rd, 20200One of the best known names in shipbroking has suggested the lifecycle of ships is set to get a whole lot shorter. Tim Jones, chairman of BRS Group, writing the...
April 3rd, 20200Alfonso Castillero from the Liberian Registry on the need for authorities across the board to collaborate to see us through this crisis. We are in uncharted waters....
April 3rd, 20200The Norwegian Shipowners' Association has elected Paul-Christian Rieber as its new chairman. Rieber is the chairman of GC Rieber Shipping, and he replaces deputy...
April 3rd, 20201The new Dry Bulk Management Standard (DBMS) to support the improvement of safety and risk management standards within dry bulk shipmanagement was officially launched...
April 2nd, 20202With utilisation rates dropping fast, container carriers are looking at soaking up some capacity and avoiding shelling out for toll fees by sending some of their ships...
April 2nd, 20200The Public Health Agency of Canada has denied a car carrier travelling from Germany entry to the Port of Halifax. On March 17, the Public Health Agency of Canada was...
April 2nd, 20202Amid the current global health crisis, much of the shipping and maritime industry’s workforce is now having to work from home either on a full time or rotational...
April 2nd, 20200The secondhand sale and purchase market in general has gone even quieter this past week as the spread of coronavirus continues to restrict ship deliveries...
April 2nd, 20200Spanish authorities have cleared the suspicion of coronavirus infection onboard the 16,020 teu after the crew were tested. Tests were conducted after one crewmember...
April 1st, 20200Digital chart agent and ECDIS manufacturer ChartWorld, has announced the acquisition of Canada's Maritime Services to strengthen its network in North...
April 1st, 20200The ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) has launched a GBP1m ($1.24m) emergency fund to address the impact of the global pandemic on seafarers and their families. The fund...
April 1st, 20200Netherlands-based eConowind and Boomsma Shipping have announced their collaboration with eConowind contracted to install two of their wind-assist VentiFoil units on one...
March 31st, 20205Spanish authorities are testing the crew onboard the 16,020 teu after one crewmember came down with symptoms linked to coronavirus as the ship came into dock at...
March 31st, 20202Developments are happening fast in relation to crew repatriation during the coronavirus outbreak. The UK has designated seafarers as key workers, Singapore is...
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