Arendal (Norway) - Norway’s shipping company OSM has chosen The Day of the Seafarer to launch a global campaign aimed at safeguarding and improving the mental health of its 11,000 crewmembers. According to a recent report some 26% of seafarers have regular feelings of being “down, depressed or hopeless”
Paris - He was the founder and president of the CMA CGM group, to which he had devoted his life turning it into a world leader in the maritime transport of containers. Jacques R. Saadé has passed away on the 24th of June 2018 at the age of 81
Ulsan - Hyundai Heavy Industries said it will suspend work at its offshore facilities shipyard in August as orders have dried up, marking the latest setback for the world‘s biggest shipbuilder: “We will halt operations till we secure offshore orders,” HHI President and CEO Kang Hwan-goo said
Levis - The Canadian government intends to enter into a deal with Davie Shipyards of Quebec to provide three medium icebreakers, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced Friday. The vessels will be acquired for the Canadian Coast Guard
Los Angeles - Responding to trans-Pacific overcapacity, port delays in Asia that have thrown sailings off schedule, and higher fuel prices preventing faster speeds, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and its 2M alliance partner Maersk Line on July 4 will indefinitely suspend its Eagle service to the US-Canada Pacific Northwest
Riad - China Railway Construction Corp (CRCC) started on Wednesday the testing of the Mecca Light Rail in Saudi Arabia, in preparation for Hajj pilgrimage in August when millions of pilgrims will head to the holiest city in Islam
Mr. David Appleton, Professional and Technical Officer at Nautilus International/ITF, speaks at the III Forum Shipowners & Shipbuilding "Toward Autonomus Ships" managed by The MediTelegraph/TTM in Genoa, June 13rd 2018
Amman - In order to help implement reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jordan will be receiving USD 100 million loan from Germany according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel announcement on Friday
Tripoli - Three Turkish engineers kidnapped last year in the southern Libyan town of Ubari have been released, the U.N.-backed Libyan government said. In November, an unknown armed group kidnapped four engineers, three from Turkey and one from South Africa
Rotterdam - The Port of Rotterdam said on Sunday a clean-up operation was underway after an oil freighter punctured its hull while mooring, releasing a “considerable” amount of heavy fuel oil.
Brussels - A group of European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Sunday to discuss a common approach to asylum and migration. Below are the leaders’ comments on arriving for talks.
Frankfurt - Harley-Davidson Inc could be forced to raise prices in Europe due to EU tariffs on U.S. goods, hitting buyers of new motorcycle models when they are shipped to dealers later in the year, the head of its central European business said
Vienna - OPEC and a group of non-OPEC countries agreed on Saturday that they would return to 100 percent compliance with previously agreed oil output cuts, after months of underproduction by OPEC countries including Venezuela and Angola.
Milan - Italy on Saturday said “arrogant” France risked becoming its “No.1 enemy” on migration issues, a day before European leaders convene in Brussels for a hastily arranged meeting on the divisive issue.
Genoa - Are now available the reports of the main speakers of the “Toward Autonomous Ships” Forum, held last June 13 in Genoa.
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