Wallenius Wilhelmsen has started temporary layoffs for about 2,500 production workers in the US and Mexico due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Heavily ‘front-loaded’ deliveries of dry bulk newbuilds will have a chance for rebalancing to avert an oversupply market in light of the escalating outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

According to the China Port & Harbor Association, the container volume of eight major ports increased 6.2% last week.

Measures introduced by Greece and other countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 are yet to impact trade in Greece’s main port Piraeus, though the measures include the shutdown of a number of retail businesses, and a ban on cruise liners...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is seeking a $1.9bn government bailout as traffic plummets amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

As concerns over the inability to make crew changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic grow crewing specialist Danica chief Henrik Jensen has urged caution saying that seafarers are at less risk if they stay on board the vessel.

Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) Administrator Noriel Arauz says that the Ship Registry was “already working remotely” to provide any help to its shipowners, customers and seafarers during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Port of Corpus Christi (PCCA) will remain open to provide critical infrastructure services and functions, as defined by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the port authority...

UK seafarers’ unions and shipowners’ body the UK Chamber of Shipping have issued a joint statement calling on the government to protect the interests of a national seafarers as a “vital” resource to keep the country trading during the COVID-19...

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have jointly called on G20 leaders to support the maritime sector and global supply chains from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).