Will the Mega ship model “give way”?

The attack on the UK-registered and Belize-flagged general cargo ship RUBYMAR on 18 February reveals that the crisis in the Red Sea is far from being resolved and that the role of the naval protection force appears limited.

A feeder vessel due to arrive at Hamburg Tollerort terminal today from a port in the Eastern Baltic will be lashed and unlashed by the ship’s crew to reduce costs; MSC offer results now in

Rotterdam city council has passed a motion calling on the city to pursue abolition of the Dockers’ Clause exemption for seafarers on ships under 170m long

Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint with the European Commission, claiming that International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for container lashing violate EU competition law

In its centenary year, Stella Maris has come up with an online rose purchase project to raise funds for seafarers at this very difficult time

The anti-trade union stance in Indonesia’s ports industry is increasingly being taken up by dockworkers in other countries as an issue that needs addressing urgently