Discovering the stowaways The tanker vessel, CHAMPION PULA, departed from Lagos in Nigeria on 25 September. After 10 days the vessel arrived Las Palmas for loading operations. To everyone’s surprise four stowaways were discovered by the Spanish p…
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The return of Bangladesh in the ships’ recycling market captured all the headlines this past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “after months of what can only be described as a sluggish market, and as aforeme…
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Following the worldwide news that vaccines for COVID-19 are now a reality, it is paramount that authorities give priority to seafarers in their vaccination programmes, says INTERCARGO, the organisation representing the world’s quality dry bulk shipowne…
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The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is delighted to announce that the popularity of its Maritime Cadet Corps continues unabated, despite the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 throughout much of the past year. More significant still is the high number o…
Ship owners appear to be making a final push in the newbuilding market, prior to the end 2020, in anticipation of improving market conditions, moving forward. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “a strong push was noted…
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