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Following press statement issued by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on introducing it’sVaccination Roadmap to quicken seafarer jab rollout As the US, Netherlands and other […]

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has called on all IMO Member States to support a fair global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, beyond fulfilling their national needs, to ensure seafarers can access vaccines.   In a statement, Mr. […]

UNCTAD examines the complex factors behind the unprecedented shortage of containers hampering trade’s recovery, and how to avoid a similar situation in the future. When the […]

Asian Ports Dominate Global Container Port Performance Index World Bank and IHS Markit report highlights large efficiency gaps between world’s key container ports. Asian container ports […]

A wide-ranging set of guidance has been issued to help enterprises using shipping services to protect the human rights of seafarers, as hundred of thousands are […]

Universally hailed as one of the greatest inventions of the modern world Shipping Container, Freight Container, Container, Box, TEU – many of the synonyms and acronyms […]

Statement by IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, on 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Today, on 28 April, we celebrate World Day for Safety […]

Since the dawn of commerce, people have been using boxes, sacks, barrels and containers of varying sizes to transport goods over long distances. by Anna Nagurney […]

Decision-makers from maritime administrations and fishery authorities were active participants in a webinar exploring the challenges and benefits of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement as a […]

Vessel still not fully afloat as work continues to clear vital shipping lane The Ever Given, the ship that has been stranded in the Suez Canal […]