Coast Guard official says crew can contact agency over safety concerns before reporting to employers
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‘We want to see the protection of the Arctic’: MSC rules out Northern Sea Route
Vice president Bud Darr argues Arctic route Russia is not suitable for shipping and hopes industry will follow suit
Alarm bells ring for shipowners as container freight rates slip in peak season
Supply — not demand — is starting to result in a cooling of container freight rates
Maersk settles case with US Department of Labor
As part of a settlement with the US Department of Labor, Maersk Line Limited – Maersk’s American subsidiary – will change its safety reporting policies and compensate a seaman the company terminated after they reported safety concerns to the US Coast Guard without first notifying their employer....
https://splash247.com/maersk-settles-case-with-us-department-of-labor/
Gram Car Carriers nearing Oslo Stock Exchange exit as shares frozen
Friday started with the tonnage provider’s shares suspended at NOK 261.50
General average declared on Maersk Frankfurt
General average has been declared on the badly burnt Maersk Frankfurt, a brand new 5,500 teu boxship which caught fire a week ago. Once the onboard containers are discharged from the vessel at a safe location, they will not be released for on-carriage or delivery until cargo interests have made...
https://splash247.com/general-average-declared-on-maersk-frankfurt/
Eukor Car Carriers takes six newbuildings from wider Wallenius Wilhelmsen haul
The methanol dual-fuel newbuildings are also ammonia ready
CMA CGM profit plunges 50% even as disruptions lift quarterly revenue past $13bn
Liner operator says volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical environments could continue to affect fluidity of maritime
CMA CGM profits plunge 50% even as disruptions lift quarterly revenue past $13bn
Liner operator says volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical environments could continue to affect fluidity of maritime
FMC sets rules on ‘unreasonable’ cargo refusals despite liner giants’ objections
Despite carrier objections, new US rules on rolled cargo will enter into effect in September