Business leaders consider cybercrimes such as ransomware attacks to be the greatest risk their businesses face.
All FMC statutes and regulations remain in full effect in the event of terminal closures related to possible work stoppage.
MSC said the call to action had come just before the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting at the end of September.
Four of the 12 vessels currently on order will be increased in size from 9 300 to approximately 11 700 CEUs.
While orders for other ocean carriers had increased by about 30%, dry bulk orders had declined by 50%.
Despite a strong focus on Southeast Asia, the Far East remains an exciting growth area for SACO, according to Von Flemming.
The legislation enshrines the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention into Philippines national law.
A strike could disrupt operations at five of the ten busiest ports in North America.
Linerlytica reporting that global port congestion was at a two-year high at the beginning of September.
A shipbuilding broker has estimated that the cost per vessel will be around $215 million.
The captain and his first officer were found guilty of smuggling 137kg of cocaine aboard their Panama-flagged bulker vessel.
Fewer than 5% of 167 national administrations are regularly submitting the results of their inspections to the IMO.
“Without an ambitious pricing mechanism, the shipping industry may not reach its decarbonisation goals in time.” – Maersk CEO.
