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Iran Says Crew of MSC Aries is Freed if Captain Goes with Crew
Following through on its earlier promise this week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry is reporting the 24 crewmembers aboard the sei...
Read More >>Houthis Escalate Threats Against Shipping Launching “Fourth Stage”
The leader of the Houthi movement called for a further escalation of the attacks on shipping citing the potential attack...
Read More >>Containerships Absorb Red Sea Diversions as Schedule Reliability Improves
Four months into the Red Sea diversions, liner shipping seems to have absorbed the disruptions with the major container...
Read More >>Replica Ship Models – Nautical Art or Marketing Tool? Perhaps Both.
Boat builders and owners have been using replica models for centuries. The earliest known models are of Bronze Age ships...
Read More >>Dutch Settle Decades Old Scrapping Case Over Sale of Toxic Reefer Vessels
The Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service has reached a $6 million settlement in a long-running case involving t...
Read More >>Houthi Attack on MSC Ship in Indian Ocean Indicates Further Range
Details of the attack on the MSC Orion (158,000) were confirmed today by the maritime security forces in the region afte...
Read More >>Fisherman Floating in Java Sea Saved by Viken Tanker Managed by Wallem
Wallem is recounting the heroics of the crew aboard one of the newest tankers it manages. The 110,000 dwt Angleviken, a...
Read More >>France’s TOWT Expands Sail Cargo Plans Ordering Six Additional Ships
French sail shipping company TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport) announced ambitious growth plans for its vision of carbo...
Read More >>Iran Promises Humanitarian Release of MSC Aries Crew
Iranian officials are promising to arrange the release of the crew from the seized MSC Aries on humanitarian grounds as...
Read More >>Visibility from the Bridge to Improve Cargo Management
One might argue that all data relevant to the crew is available for display on the bridge. This would be true for most o...
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