China’s Ministry of Transport released port throughput figures for the period of Jan-Feb this year, showing a decline several major ports, especially in terms of container volumes.
As many ship managers and owners defer crew changes due to the current difficulties in doing so as a result of measures to try and stop the COVID-19 pandemic Wallem ceo Frank Coles has taken to social media to share the plea of a Master on behalf...
Brazil’s Vale has updated that operations at its Malaysian iron ore terminal will carry on, following an announcement last week that operations may be temporarily suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
One of the world’s largest shipowners AP Moller – Maersk has suspended its full year financial guidance in the light of the uncertainty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It might seem like an obvious statement to regular readers of Seatrade Maritime News but despite the global COVID-19 pandemic the world shipping continues to work pretty much as usual round the clock.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) have written an open letter to four United Nations (UN) bodies calling for crew changes to be facilitated during the COVID-19 pandemic that is...
The Panama Canal is closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 outbreak and has adopted a series of measures to protect its personnel and prevent further spread of the virus, it said in a statement Wednesday.
With growing concerns over the difficulties faced by shipowners in making crew changes given restrictions to limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak Wilhelmsen Ship Management has explained the approach that it is taking.
Late yesterday morning (March 18) Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) banned all commercial ships from entering ports in Queensland if the ship, or any person onboard, has been in any country outside of Australia within the last 14-days. Shipping...
