France warns pirates from Somalia France's defence minister warned on Saturday that Paris would not tolerate extortion attempts, after French military secured the release of 30 hostages from a luxury boat off Somalia and seized half a dozen pirates.
Crew quality hits marine claims NORWEGIAN Hull Club figures show that human error is behind alarming rise in accidents.
Strintzis quits as Hellenic Seaways boss GERASSIMOS Strintzis resigns just days ahead of a crucial meeting of Hellenic Seaways' shareholders.
Primary focus on the attractions of a seafaring life US MARITIME and education interests are working to encourage inner-city children to join the shipping industry.
Standard measures Fonasba has worked hard to produce an industry standard for agents and brokers to protect shipowners and managers.
Le Ponant hostages free SOMALI pirates have freed the crew of the CMA CGM-owned French 'boutique cruise ship' Le Ponant, it emerged today
VLCC, fishing vessel collide THREE Chinese fishermen died and a further 13 are missing after their vessel was hit by a VLCC in the Pacific south of Japan
Hamburg's training capacity exhausted HAMBURG shipowners and operators are increasingly forced to hire fresh blood from other training and college sectors than the 'shipping clerk' apprenticeship schemes that form the backbone of industry recruitment in Germany
Seaspan goes back for more CONTAINERSHIP leasing giant Seaspan Corp is poised to conclude yet another secondary share offering
Insurers face up to Solvency threat THE International Underwriting Association has warned that the shipping industry needs to be vigilant of Solvency 2, which will update the EU's regulations for insurance firms
14 evacuated after roro fire FOURTEEN seafarers were evacuated yesterday evening from the K-Line operated roro ship Sea Venus after a serious engine room fire disabled the ship some 1,200 n-miles east of Cape Cod
Equity firm invests in Intermarine Intermarine CEO Grikitis eyes growth for project-cargo carrier after substantial investment by New Mountain Capital.
China trade surplus up
TACA fuel fee unchanged
Trio for TWIC sign-up
California approves $3 billion for freight infrastructure
'Motorways of the Sea' at the crossroads? As Coastlink's delegates decamp this afternoon after a two day conference in the European port of Zeebrugge, many of the short sea container shipping executives will be mulling over the increasing challenges that they face in their endeavours to perform a vital supply chain link.
Every fifth bulker ordered at non-existing yard 22 per cent of all dry bulk carriers in the current world orderbook have been ordered at shipyards that up til last year never had delivered a ship. The analyst company Worldyards estimates that the total dry bulk orderbook stands ...
Danes developes Green Ship of the future Green ships of the future is the goal for a new Danish development project, where a number of actors on the Danish Maritime scene have joined forces in order to improve the energy consumption of ships in the future. The ...
A. P. Møller-Mærsk sells of another AHTS A. P. Møller-Mærsk has sold its last AHTS supply vessel of the L-type to the Dutch operator ITC, Ijmuiden. The ship is M'rsk Launcher, which will be taken over at the end of April and renamed Bluster. The ...
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