Readers’ Picks of the Week (20-24th of October)

Clyde and Co: Ships with Fatigued Crew Unseaworthy

If a ship’s crew doesn’t receive enough rest while trying to keep up with a ship’s schedule, there should be a regulatory framework under which the ship could be considered unmanned or unseaworthy, Law firm Clyde and Co claims… Read More

 BIMCO: Changing Winds for Shipping

A change in global shipping demand is about to ensue, BIMCO claims basing its argument on the reorganization of the Chinese economy in growth-pace, size and composition… Read More

 Suez Canal Expansion Contracts Awarded

Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mohamed Hussein Mameesh, signed a contract with six companies in Cairo on October 18th for the deepening and widening of the Suez Canal, a vital… Read More

First Vessel Calls at DP World’s New Terminal

DP World has today welcomed the first scheduled vessel to call at its new Container Terminal 3 in Jebel Ali, Dubai, as it gears up to serve customers at the state-of-the-art facility… Read More

Pirates Board Chemical Tanker off Indonesia

A chemical tanker was boarded by a group of pirates on October 18th while the ship was sailing around 3 nautical miles east of Karimun Kecil, Indonesia, piracy watchdog ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) said in a report… Read More