Yesterday (Tuesday), the trade unions FNV and CNV Vakmensen, the Rotterdam container companies and the Port of Rotterdam Authority concluded consultations on employment in the container industry. The trade unions will present the outcome of the negotiations to their members with favourable advice. The most important part of the negotiation result is that the companies […]
As their British crew mates approach their 1,000th day in captivity, the Indian and Ukrainian crew of Seamen Guard Ohio, who have also been imprisoned in India, continue to be supported by Sailors’ Society. Their vessel was engaged in an anti-piracy operation in October 2013 and travelled to Tuticorin as it was running low on […]
Container freight rates are forecast to rise modestly over the next 18 months from the all-time lows reached recently, but this will not be sufficient to rescue the industry from substantial losses in 2016, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Liner shipping has had a torrid time so […]
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the maritime and logistics service provider, is driving its business in the Middle East with an appointment for Neptune Lines’ new Arabian Gulf short sea car transportation service in Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar. As agents for Neptune Lines in these three countries, ISS is providing full port agency, vessel husbandry and […]
