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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

News6 Oct 2024

CINS has released guidelines for safely transporting charcoal in containers, detailing regulations and best practices for all involved in th...

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

News18 Sep 2024

The Cargo Integrity Group is urging governments to fully report container inspection findings to the IMO....

Sounion salvage operation to resume this week

News13 Sep 2024

Maritime experts are set to resume a delicate operation to salvage the Greek oil tanker Sounion, which remains on fire after being attacked ...

Sounion salvage operation halted

News4 Sep 2024

Private companies halted the Sounion oil tanker salvage in the Red Sea, deeming it unsafe, and are now seeking alternative solutions....

Private companies start Sounion salvage operation

News3 Sep 2024

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES confirmed private companies are starting the salvage of the Greek oil tanker Sounion, attacked by the Houthis in the Red Se...

Houthis to permit Sounion rescue operations

News29 Aug 2024

Yemen's Houthis will allow a tugboat to reach a burning Greek tanker Sounion, despite unclear ceasefire agreements and environmental concern...

Pentagon: Greek tanker leaking oil after Houthi attack

News28 Aug 2024

According to the Pentagon, the Greek oil tanker Sounion is leaking oil into the Red Sea after a Houthi attack, risking an environmental disa...

Oil tanker attacked in Red Sea threatens environment

News23 Aug 2024

The crew of the Greek oil tanker Sounion was rescued after Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, leaving the ship carrying 922,000 barrels of oil a...

UPDATE: No visible flames on YM Mobility, says Yang Ming

News12 Aug 2024

The fire on board YM Mobility seems to be under control with 'no visible flames on board' as cooling efforts continue following Friday's exp...

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan

News25 Jul 2024

Typhoon Gaemi has sunk a tanker off the Philippines, killing one crew member, and a general cargo vessel off Taiwan, leaving six crew member...

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

News24 Jul 2024

The fire on the Maersk Frankfurt container ship off the coast of India, which had been burning for five days and resulted in the death of on...

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

News22 Jul 2024

A fire erupted on the Maersk Frankfurt container ship near the Indian coast, reportedly carrying IMDG cargo. A fire caused by a short circui...

764 tonnes of hazardous cargo identified on Dali, some containers breached, NTSB reveals

News28 Mar 2024

The NTSB has revealed that the Dali containership carried 56 containers totaling 764 tonnes of hazardous materials, with some containers bre...

“K” Line develops new fire detection system for car carriers

News25 Mar 2024

This research aims to develop a fire detection system that detects fires earlier and with higher accuracy than existing smoke detectors for ...

VCSF publishes “Common Guidance on the loading and presentation of vehicles”

News21 Mar 2024

The guidance has been written to be used in conjunction with procedures already in place on ships, at terminals and in the wider transport c...

WSC selects NCB as provider for the Cargo Safety Program

News15 Mar 2024

The emphasis is on identifying and correcting worrying conditions before containers with dangerous cargoes are introduced into the supply ch...

Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

Sounion salvage operation to resume this week

Sounion salvage operation halted

Private companies start Sounion salvage operation

Houthis to permit Sounion rescue operations

Pentagon: Greek tanker leaking oil after Houthi attack

Oil tanker attacked in Red Sea threatens environment

UPDATE: No visible flames on YM Mobility, says Yang Ming

Tanker capsizes near Manila claiming one life, cargo ship sinks off coast Taiwan

Fire on Maersk Frankfurt nearly out

Fire breaks out on Maersk container ship, one crew member dead

764 tonnes of hazardous cargo identified on Dali, some containers breached, NTSB reveals

“K” Line develops new fire detection system for car carriers

VCSF publishes “Common Guidance on the loading and presentation of vehicles”

WSC selects NCB as provider for the Cargo Safety Program

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

CIG urges immediate action on container inspection reporting

Sounion salvage operation to resume this week

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Guidelines on safe transport of charcoal in containers published

Port of Oakland, NWSA join FLOW

Xeneta: Shippers are not out of the woods

Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends