By Reuters 2015-04-27 11:26:29 Truckers who haul freight from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will go on strike against four ground-shipment companies on Monday, a Teamsters union official ...
Truckers to Strike at Southern California Ports
Plastic Particles May Seriously Harm Marine Life
By MarEx 2015-04-27 11:04:37 Micro-plastics – tiny pieces of plastic or fibers which may act as a pathway for persistent, bio accumulating and toxic substances entering the food chain – are ...
Philippines domestic ferry safety conference urges action to improve safety record
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Conference on the enhancement of safety of ships carrying passengers on non-international voyages, held in Manila, the Philippines, on 24 April 2015, has ...
News insight: Master recounts migrant rescue
A Campbell Shipping fleet ship recently plucked to safety three fishermen who were stranded on their capsized vessel in South Africa. It is the type of rescue that commercial ships routinely carry ...
Food Scarce as Yemen’s Ship Traffic Delayed
By Reuters 2015-04-27 09:23:44 Yemen is facing mounting problems bringing in food by sea as the danger from fighting between Houthis and government supporters is exacerbated by an arms blockade by ...
Lagos Port Still Bottlenecks Africa’s Top Economy
By Reuters 2015-04-27 08:54:56 The road leading to the Lagos port, which handles nearly everything that Africa's biggest economy imports, is one of the most congested in a megacity whose traffic ...
Golden Ocean sells ships, leases ones back, and postpones deliveries
Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has sold eight Capesize vessels and leased them back. It has also sold a further six units and postponed ...
Wilson in refinancing deal
Listed Norwegian shortsea bulk carrier operator Wilson has entered into a refinancing agreement worth EUR175 million (USD192 million) that includes EUR20 million to cover costs of new projects. The ...
Plastic particles in the ocean may be as deadly as plastic bags, report says
Micro-plastics – tiny pieces of plastic or fibres which may act as a pathway for persistent, bio accumulating and toxic substances entering the food chain – are increasingly being found in the oceans ...
Plastic particles in the ocean may be as harmful as plastic bags, report says
Micro-plastics – tiny pieces of plastic or fibres which may act as a pathway for persistent, bio accumulating and toxic substances entering the food chain – are increasingly being found in the oceans ...
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