CMA CGM suspects a malware attack may have caused a data breach. The company is investigating the scale, nature, and potential theft of data from the attack as it steadily re-establishes back office connections to […]
Sign-on and sign-off activities are slowly back to normal in Indian ports after a phased lifting of COVID-19-induced travel restrictions, a sign that repatriation efforts have paid off. The latest crew movement figures obtained by SAS […]
Families of the 40 missing crew members of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 have launched a privately funded search operations to find survivors. The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) called off official searches on 10 September. […]
A preliminary court hearing in the Netherlands has ruled that the Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause, the so-called Dockers’ Clause of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that came into force on 1 January, should be set aside […]
French container shipping company CMA CGM is currently dealing with a cyber security attack impacting its peripheral servers. The company identified a security breach on the morning of 28 September and posted on Twitter that […]
All but four of the 21 Filipino crew on the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Patricia Oldendorff off Port Hedland, Australia, have tested positive for COVID-19, state health authorities reported. The vessel arrived in Australian waters on […]
Ships calling at Chinese ports need to ensure their crew have tested negative for COVID-19 if the vessels underwent crew change in the 14 days prior to arrival. This is a new measure announced by […]
The Nautical Institute (NI) has launched a charity “to support global maritime safety and education”. The NI said the Nautical Institute Foundation (NIF) will allow it to “extend the scope and reach of its current […]
The Singapore authorities on 23 September decided to extend the validity of Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW) certificates and the General/Restricted Operator’s Certificate (GOC/ROC) automatically for six months. The extension will […]
An International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) report has warned that shipping must stop its ‘bad habits’ that are being exacerbated by COVID-19 or it risks endangering crew, vessels, and the environment. The report, Beyond The […]
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