MSC Aries’ crewmembers set free
...vessel, however, owned by Gortal Shipping Inc, a subsidiary of Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime and later chartered to MSC, is still in the hands of Iranian special forces....
MSC Cruises, passenger record in 2023
MSC Cruises closed 2023 with a record number of passengers on its ships: 4.08 million, almost double the previous year’s 2.14 million, according to MSC’s latest sustainability report. Its 2023...
Seafarers caught up in the war
to date, about 1500 seafarers had been repatriated to their countries of origin. In a statement issued by The IMO it was reported that many ships hired local shipkeepers to...
Seaspan orders 10 new boxships
Seaspan Corp has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build ten 7,000 TEU vessels, bringing its order book over the past ten months to 70 vessels, with a total capacity of...
Maersk announces new job cuts
its third quarter results, is planning to cut another 3,500 jobs, 2,500 of which over the next few months. The aim is to bring the workforce down to below 100,000....
NYK, well on its way to net-zero
Kaiyosha Corporation, in Tokyo Bay, is expected to be ready to run on ammonia in 2024. The initiative is part of a project launched in October 2021 by NYK and...
MSC goes shopping in Le Havre
...over the next six years, including 900 new dockworkers, while the purchase of new equipment will also enable the port of Le Havre to handle up to 24,000 TEU boxships....
In search of greater simplification
Massimo Deiana, President of the Sardinian Port Network Authority, calls for simple and clear rules...