Iridium Can Be the Backbone of Digital Ships
Iridium reveals more on the GMDSS terminal and plans in the maritime sector.
→Drewry: Asia-Med Prices to Remain Firm until Q4
The westbound Asia-Mediterranean trade will witness firm prices until the fourth quarter of the year when the ...
read more →Hapag-Lloyd Adds 4 Intra-Mediterranean, Black Sea Services
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has decided to launch four new services within the Mediterranean and the Black ...
read more →Drewry: All Is Not Quiet in the East Med
A recent spike in Asia to Mediterranean spot rates shouldn’t be mistaken as a sign of permanent recovery of big ...
read more →Mediterranean Ports Unite Behind Southern Gateway
Ports from around the Mediterranean coast have agreed to form a specific organisation to promote the region’s role ...
read more →THE Alliance Enhances Med-North America EC Links
The members of THE Alliance have revealed an enhancement of their future Mediterranean-North America East Coast ...
read more →Drewry: Oversupply Persists in Asia-Mediterranean Trade
The withdrawal of Hanjin Shipping’s tonnage has not been enough to rectify the Asia-Mediterranean ...
read more →ZIM to Upgrade Its MAF Service
Israel’s shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services is restructuring and upgrading its ...
read more →2015 Deadliest Year for Migrants Crossing the Med
With over 3,770 estimated deaths, 2015 has been the deadliest year on record for migrants and refugees crossing the ...
read more →CKYHE Alliance Suspends Its Asia-USEC Service
The pan-Asian container shipping alliance CKYHE has decided to suspend their NUE3 (AWS) service connecting Asia to ...
read more →Dramatic Death Toll Fall in the Mediterranean
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of migrants and refugees who have lost their lives trying to cross the ...
read more →MAST: Security Situation in the Med Could Get Out of Hand
Incidents of criminality and piracy on the high seas and in coastal areas of the Mediterranean could become more ...
read more →EU Mediterranean Crisis Summit Falls Short
Commenting on the European Council’s decision on migrant rescue operation in the Mediterranean, the merchant ...
read more →Italy Arrests Two Shipwreck Survivors for Trafficking
Sicilian police arrested two suspected people traffickers who were among 28 survivors of what may be the worst ...
read more →EU Ministers Agree on 10-Point Action Plan on Migration
The European Union’s foreign and interior ministers approved a 10-point plan of the immediate actions to be ...
read more →Turkish Coast Guard Captures Ship Carrying 333 Immigrants
The Turkish Coast Guard intercepted on January 18 a general cargo ship carrying 333 immigrants, mostly Syrian ...
read more →Marseille Fos Sets Out Ambitious Growth Strategy
The Marseille Fos port authority has set out a vision for growth over the four years to 2018 in a strategic plan ...
read more →ICS Issues Guidance on Rescue Operations at Sea
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea in ...
read more →Asia-Mediterranean Rates Plunging
Since September, the demand for shipping along the Asia-Mediterranean routes has fallen sharply, and while carriers ...
read more →SRI Warns of Mediterranean Rescue Budget Cut Effects
Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has warned that merchant ship masters will be negatively affected by the new ...
read more →Epic Bali Saves Migrants off Italy
Singapore-based gas carrier fleet owner and operator Epic Gas has reported that one of its vessels, Epic Bali, was ...
read more →Monthly Container Volumes on a Roller-Coaster Ride
Flatter trading in August hides the fact that headhaul cargo growth from the Mediterranean to North America has ...
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