The eyes of the world have been watching the salvage operations for the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal, gripping global media and public attention in way rarely seen in shipping.

Nagashiki Shipping, owners of the Wakashio, have salvors for the removal of the aft of the vessel remains grounded off Mauritius.

Latest International Salvage Union statistics for 2019 show that while ISU members’ business held up well in 2019, use of Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) ‘no cure, no pay’ contracts dropped to an all-time low.

KOTUG International and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd (Horizon Maritime) have formed KOTUG Canada, a joint venture company offering terminal and harbour towage services across Canada.

Hapag-Lloyd says that the container fire on the vessel Yantian Express that started on 3 January has been brought under control.

Container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has pledged to find all the containers that fell from the MSC Zoe last week and cover full costs of the clean-up.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has released pictures and video of the rescue operations undertaken for the car carrier Sincerity Ace which suffered a serious fire in the Pacific on 31 December 2018.