International Maritime Organization
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Air Cargo
WHO urges front-of-line vaccinations for seafarers, aircrews
Trade is bottled up around the world and part of the problem is the difficulty in getting seafarers and pilots back and forth across borders.
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Technology
Shipping tech startups: ‘Amazing’ valuations, ‘huge surge’ in interest
More venture capital flowing to maritime tech startups – and more shipping companies giving those startups a trial run.
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Sustainability
5 maritime sustainability trends for 2021
IMO 2020 and new amendments have the potential to further lower emissions for maritime freight. Carriers are using low-emission fuels, scrubbers and shore-to-ship power.
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American Shipper
What shippers must know before packing containers
A half-dozen basic physical characteristics of ocean containers should be considered before shippers or their packers stuff them.
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Maritime
Shipping climate clash: What it means to bottom lines
What happens next at the IMO will affect oceangoing ship capacity — and freight rates — for decades to come.
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American Shipper
IMO hit with cyberattack; CMA CGM suspects data breach
International Maritime Organization website down and CMA CGM continues investigation following ransomware attack
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American Shipper
Cargo safely secured? Check
Campaign to end cargo-related accidents continues with flow of information in multiple languages.
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American Shipper
JAXPORT records bunkering first for liquefied natural gas
Foreign-flagged tanker receives 225 metric tonnes of LNG at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Maritime
Ship orders collapse; will rate boom follow?
New data reveals just how far ship orders have sunk. The fewer ships ordered, the higher future rates could climb.
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American Shipper
Seafarer welfare crisis ‘ticking time bomb’
“It is paramount that we see progress with crew changeovers,” says The Mission to Seafarers.
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