Animal Welfare Foundation, Tierschutzbund Zürich and Robin des Bois have published a comprehensive review of EU-approved livestock carrier vessels highlighting the high risks for crews, animals and…
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WELLINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – New Zealand will cease the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced on…
By Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) – Of all the millions of tons of cargo that’s piled up in the Suez Canal, none is more delicate than the animals crammed into the hulls…
MADRID, March 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Monday ordered the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been stuck aboard the Elbeik livestock ship since December, just weeks after hundreds of…
ATHENS, March 9 (Reuters) – Greece will deliver 50 tons of animal feed to the Togo-flagged ElBeik, which has been stuck at sea for nearly three months in the Mediterranean…
By Emma Pinedo and Marco Trujillo CARTAGENA, Spain Feb 25 (Reuters) – A shipload of Spanish cattle that had been drifting for months due to concerns over the bovine bluetongue…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has launched a inspection campaign that will target all livestock carriers departing the country after recent incidents involving the ships. The purpose of the focused…
The maintenance and operation of livestock ships exporting animals from Australia will be under the intense compliance spotlight of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) over the next six…
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A Chinese-built port for shipping livestock from Sudan’s Red Sea coast will be completed by year-end, the latest African component of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a Sudanese company official said. Constructed by China Harbour Engineering Co. and located in Haidob, 60 kilometers (37 miles)...
It seems like livestock shipping has dodged another black eye A livestock carrier that had run into trouble and was listing has made safely it to port in Western Australian easing fears of another livestock carrier disaster. Only this time there were no animals on board. The Australian Maritime...