Posted on: Monday, April 27th, 2015 By: Szymanski Seacurus Daily: Top Ten Maritime News Stories 27/04/2015 1. Shipping is Ill Equipped for Crisis BIMCO has stated that it appreciates the ...
Top Ten Maritime News Stories 27/04/2015
Tokyo port’s January cargo traffic tumbles
Cargo traffic at Japan's largest container port Tokyo plunged 7.3% year on year (y/y) in January to 6.579 million tonnes, according to preliminary figures released by the Tokyo metropolitan ...
China’s soyabean imports to rise 15.8% by 2024
China, the world's largest soyabean importer, is projected to import 82.66 million tonnes of soyabean by 2024, up 15.8% from 2014, according to China Agriculture Outlook 2015-24, a report released on ...
Petrobras Suffers “More Incompetence Than Corruption”
By Reuters 2015-04-26 19:56:55 Petrobras' decision to take a massive $17 billion write-down to account for overvalued assets and corruption-related costs is only the start of a broad overhaul needed ...
Canadian Bulk Carrier Mississagi Refloated
By MarEx 2015-04-26 19:44:20 The grounded 603-foot Canadian bulk carrier Mississagi was successfully refloated on the St. Marys River in the U.S. following operations to offload approximately 2,000 ...
Cocaine Seized from Tug in North Sea
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-26 19:32:37 Over two tons of cocaine has been seized following a joint UK National Crime Agency, Border Force and Royal Navy operation in the North Sea. Acting on ...
Bulk Carrier Detained for Safety Violations
By MarEx 2015-04-26 19:26:32 The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the 72,500dwt bulk carrier Kind Seas after significant safety violations were found during an inspection in Kalama, Washington, on ...
Maritime Security at a Crossroads
By MarEx 2015-04-26 16:55:27 By Thomas Bennett, L.L.B. Somalia remains a failed state. Poverty, the absence of enforced law, and psychopathy masquerading as a just cause foment an environment where ...
Philippines Calls for ASEAN Unity
By Reuters 2015-04-26 16:29:47 The Philippines called on its Southeast Asian neighbors to unite in urging China to halt reclamation of land in the South China Sea, but the call failed to raise ...
No Military Solution to Migrant Crisis
By Reuters 2015-04-26 16:26:04 There is no military solution to migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said on Sunday, as European leaders search for ways to ...
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