(Reuters) – Striking dockworkers at Canada’s second-biggest port will gradually return to work on Saturday, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) said, after the federal government passed a… Weiterlesen »Canada Forces End To Montreal Port Strike – Union Vows To Fight

By Sean T. Pribyl (Holland & Knight) – With President Joe Biden’s 100th-day milestone on April 30, 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard is holding a steady course… Weiterlesen »Keeping It Steady as She Goes: Coast Guard Living Up to Its Three Expectations

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – A lack of orders for new ships is providing further support to the dry bulk freight market… Weiterlesen »Fewer Orders of New Vessels Supports Dry Bulk Shipping, Cargill Says

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier operated by Qatari shipping company Aswan Shipping has been banned from Australian ports for 18-months following a lengthy Port State Control… Weiterlesen »“Not Welcome” – Australia Bans Aswan Shipping Bulk Carrier for 18 Months

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers are bracing for a further broadside of rate increases in June across multiple trades, as ocean carriers beef up profits… Weiterlesen »Freight Rate ‘Contagion’ Could Bring a Two-year ‘Profit Bonanza’ for Ocean Carriers

Japanese ocean carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) reported a profit of nearly $3.5 billion in FY2020 thanks to ongoing the COVID-19 economic recovery starting in… Weiterlesen »ONE Posts $3.5 Billion Profit in 2020

French container shipping group CMA CGM has announced a new order for 22 ships ranging in size and fuel type. The order was places with… Weiterlesen »CMA CGM Orders 22 Containerships at CSSC

Of the few positive outcomes of the Pandemic, the most significant must be the acceleration effect it has applied to the use of new technology.… Weiterlesen »The Five Rs: Embrace remote technology, depend on people

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, has cut nearly 1.5 million tonnes of gross… Weiterlesen »Cargill Steps Up Push to Cut Carbon Emissions from Shipping Fleet

Negotiations over the global minimum wage for seafarers have broken down after seafarers’ unions and shipowners failed to agree on a figure following two days… Weiterlesen »Negotiations Over Seafarers’ Minimum Wage Increase Break Down