Private shipyards in the United States support $42.4 billion in gross domestic product and provide more than 107,000 direct jobs, according to new report released… Weiterlesen »U.S. Shipyards Support $42.4 Billion in GDP -Report
How bad is the container shipping crisis? So bad that The Home Depot has chartered its own ship. This isn’t a joke. Between soaring freight… Weiterlesen »Home Depot Chartering Its Very Own Ship to Avoid Shipping Problems
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, June 14 (Reuters) – The first cargo ships from Dubai that docked last year in the Mediterranean port of Haifa were met by… Weiterlesen »The Emirati Oil Deal That Has Infuriated Israeli Environmentalists
A Cape Cod lobster diver is thanking his lucky stars to be alive after he was apparently eaten, and then spit out, by a large… Weiterlesen »Cape Cod Lobsterman Eaten (and Spit Out) By Humpback Whale
Authorities in Sri Lanka have reportedly arrested the captain of the stricken X-Press Pearl which caught fire and sank off the coast of Colombo after… Weiterlesen »X-Press Pearl Captain Arrested -Media
Deja-vu… Efforts are underway to repatriate the deceased Romanian captain of the cargo ship M/V Vantage Wave after seven weeks and refusal by multiple States… Weiterlesen »Ports Refuse Access to Another Ship Carrying Body of Deceased Captain
By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms has come up with a unique solution to a potentially expensive problem. Denmark’s… Weiterlesen »Orsted Comes Up with Plan to Fix Damaged Wind-Power Cables on Sea Floor
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers are facing a perfect storm as the logistics industry has entered an “an era of unprecedented disruption”, with ports crippled… Weiterlesen »Yantian Port Problems Creating ‘Unprecedented’ Supply Chain Disruption
Press Release – VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has reached agreement to supply additional ambulance boats to the Hellenic Coastguard, after a formal contract signing with Greece’s… Weiterlesen »VIKING signs contract for five more Hellenic Coast Guard ambulance boats
By Alex Longley, Catherine Bosley and Deirdre Hipwell (Bloomberg) — The skyrocketing price of shipping goods across the globe may hit your pocketbook sooner than you… Weiterlesen »Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys