As many countries enjoy the May Day holiday spare a thought for seafarers working far away from home and running the gauntlet of geopolitical conflicts.
Bibby Marine has ordered what it claims will be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) at Astilleros Gondán on Spain’s northern coast.
A rise in freight rates in Q4 FY2023 due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed Ocean Network Express (ONE) back into the black, and it is forecasting a profitable FY2024.