Mergers and acquisitions, the Panama Canal water restrictions, the Dark Fleet, Starlink's mini-revolution, and shipping under attack in the Red Sea. It's been a dramatic year in shipping.
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Singapore-based Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) and MPC Capital are buying third-party manager Zeaborn Ship Management.
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As concern grows over the shortage of well-trained staff supply levels in the shipping industry, Greece has named 2024 the year of ‘Naval Education’ with the goal of boosting the number of well-trained professionals.
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Dutch union leaders are calling for P&O's parent DP World to sell the ferry operator following P&O’s threat to sack up to 20% of its 84-docker workforce.
There is a connectivity revolution underway at sea however many shipowners and managers seem to have an issue when it comes to trusting their seafarers when it comes to using the internet.
Drastic cuts in Panama Canal transits, Houthi militia attack vessels and take seafarers hostage, and the Filipino seafarer influencer, and much more on the latest episode of Maritime in Minutes.
Onboard Maritime is aiming to make virtual training for seafarers accessible to all with a new PC-based solution.
Qatar Airways has assured that its dedicated lounge for seafarers opened at the height of the Covid pandemic will remain a permanent feature.
If shipping is to resolve its existing safety deficiencies and minimise risk amid rapid transformation, greater attention must be paid to the human element, reveals Inmarsat’s The Future of Maritime Safety Report 2023
The charging of recruitment fees to seafarers is forbidden under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) but the practice is still widespread.
