The family of an infant hostage pleads for release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down By maritimemag
Foreign Congestion hits port of New York, New Jersey as Covid cases spike The Port of New York and New Jersey has been hit with congestion due to a spike in the number of port workers ... By maritimemagJanuary 23, 20220
Foreign Political tension in Somalia may hurt international anti- piracy efforts—EU warns. The European Union has expressed concern over the political tension in Somalia which it feared may hamper the international collaboration against piracy in ... By maritimemagJanuary 18, 20220
Foreign Maersk speeds up decarbonisation target by a decade Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk now plans to achieve net zero emissions in its business by 2040, a decade earlier than previously announced, ... By maritimemagJanuary 13, 20220
Foreign UK Ports bounce back with $1.3 billion private investment after Covid-19 induced slump The United Kingdom’s ports have defied COVID-19 disruption to maintain a growth trajectory in attracting investments, despite the impact of COVID-19 and Brexit ... By maritimemagJanuary 10, 20220
Foreign USA wary of Chinese proposed Naval base in Equatorial Guinea Since mid-2021, U.S. defense officials have warned that China is considering whether to build a naval base in the Central African nation of ... By maritimemagJanuary 9, 20220
Foreign Cyprus calls for patrols to curtail piracy in Gulf of Guinea Cyprus has called for increased naval cooperation and permission for onboard security to combat the scourge of maritime piracy, following an increase in ... By maritimemagJanuary 8, 20220
Economy China’s central bank releases pilot version of digital yuan wallet As China’s central bank steps up its effort to create a digital currency, the country has released a pilot edition of its digital ... By maritimemagJanuary 7, 20220
Foreign European Central Bank marks 20 years of euro with lighting The European Central Bank (ECB) marked 20 years anniversary of introducing euro cash in a grand style with light shows at its headquarters ... By maritimemagJanuary 3, 20220
Foreign Ghana and Norway launch report on cost of piracy in Gulf of Guinea Ghana and Norway have stressed their commitment in ensuring a collective response to maritime security during their tenures on the UN Security Council. ... By maritimemagDecember 15, 20210
Aviation Finally, U.K removes Nigeria, others from Red list Ayobami Adedinni Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe have been removed from the UK’s red list ... By maritimemagDecember 14, 20210
Foreign Iran seizes vessel carrying smuggled fuel off its southern coast The Iran’s Naval forces seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel off the shores of the country’s southern Hormozgan province early Saturday, the state-run ... By maritimemagNovember 21, 20210
Aviation DR Congo to set up new national airline “Air Congo” The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to set up “in the coming days” a new national aviation company called “Air ... By maritimemagOctober 18, 20210
Foreign Million dollar drug bust: $2.59m of cannabis destined to ‘fund terrorism’ seized. For the second time in days, the Royal New Zealand Navy has seized millions of dollars’ worth of drugs from a vessel in ... By maritimemagOctober 3, 20210
Foreign U.S. Coast Guard, Japanese military conduct at-sea exercises U.S. Coast Guard and Japanese Military Special Defense Forces continued a shared mission of strengthening their relationship in the maritime domain in September ... By maritimemagOctober 3, 20210
Foreign Indonesia merges its four port operators Abiola Seun Jakarta is amalgamating its four state-owned terminal operators into one company. Bringing together Pelindo I, II, III and IV will create ... By maritimemagSeptember 23, 20210
Foreign Belgium commences EU’s first seafarer COVID-19 vaccinations Belgium has become the first country in the European Union to launch a program to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for seafarers. The effort, which ... By maritimemagJune 5, 20210
