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The number of containers lost at sea every year has declined from 2017 to 2019, according to recent statistics published by the World Shipping Council (WSC), but still pose threats to safe vessel navigation. Based […]
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At any given point in time, more than 6,000 vessels carrying containers are sailing the world’s seas. While ship fires and capsizes make international headlines, container losses actually are few and far between, according to the World Shipping Council (WSC).
In fact, an average of only 1,382 containers were lost at sea per year between 2008 and 2019, the WSC said in a report released Wednesday. That represents less than one-1,000th — or .0006% — of the roughly 226 million shipped each year...
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There were renewed calls for governments to consider seafarers’ welfare today, as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrated its Day of the Seafarer.
IMO general secretary Kitak Lim again called on IMO member states to classify seafarers as key workers and facilitate ships’ crew changes to relieve those trapped on vessels long after their shifts ended.
“Just like other key workers, seafarers are on the front line in this global fight. They …
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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Thursday adopted a final rule that eases certain publication requirements for ocean container carriers, providing partial relief sought by the World Shipping Council in a 2018 petition to the agency.
The FMC’s approval of the rule follows a Feb. 14 notice of proposed rulemaking, in which the agency received two public comments.
The new rule amends the FMC’s regulations...
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The three largest global organizations representing the workforces of the maritime and air transport industries have asked their government members to ensure the continued cross-border movement of these “key workers” to and from their jobs.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a flurry of government bans on international travel, which has obstructed necessary crew changes to keep the world’s maritime and aircraft fleet, as well as at ports and logistics hubs, in operation and goods flowing.
Th...
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Competitors officially became collaborators Monday as the Charleston Stevedoring Co. (CSC) launched to optimize terminal, vessel and gate operations at the South Carolina port.
CSC is a joint venture of Marine Terminals Corp.–East (Ports America), Ceres Marine Terminals and SSA Atlantic to provide container terminal and stevedoring services at the Port of Charleston.
“The new entity will provide significant benefits to the Port of Charleston, including improved container terminal services...
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The European Commission has extended the liner shipping industry’s exemption from its antitrust consortia regulation, which will allow container lines to continue the deepsea alliance structure.
Despite repeated calls from liner industry customers and suppliers for the EC’s competition commission to review container carriers’ protection via the Block Exemption Regulation (BER), in place since Europe outlawed the conference system, the commission today decided it would be extended to 25 April...
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A coalition of global shipping associations and lobby groups have submitted a joint proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for a 10-year research & development (R&D) project to develop new technologies to reduce the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The promise of a combined $5bn over the next decade into the programme would be levied via a $2 per tonne global tax on fuel, according to a joint submission delivered to …
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The European Commission has indicated it is set to extend liner shipping’s consortia exemption from its antitrust regulations.
The Block Exemption Regulation (BER) container shipping lines have enjoyed since April 2014 was set to expire next April, and in the run-up to the deadline, the EC has been holding consultations with industry stakeholders.
In draft regulation paper published yesterday, the EC proposes extending the EU Consortia Block Exemption Regulation until 25 April …
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