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UN Program Organizes Crackdown on Containerized Smuggling

According to the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, a recent international operation to crack down on containerized drug shipments netted 5,800 kilos of cocaine in 14 separate seizures around the globe. 

Maersk Supply Service hooks up Total’s Culzean field FSO

Maersk Supply services has hooked up the Ailsa floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit for Total E&P UK's Culzean field in the North Sea

USCG offloads over 6 tons of cocaine

The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma offloaded approximately six tons of cocaine that were seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Greenland supports ban of HFO

In a recent public announcement, Greenland’s government noted that it supports an IMO ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil by Arctic shipping

NTSB investigation video on El Faro

This 15 minute video summarizes the NTSB investigation of one of the greatest marine disasters in US waters, the sinking of El Faro

Container line Maersk announces new bunker charges for IMO sulfur cap

Container shipping company Maersk Line has announced a new system of bunker charges for its customers to reflect higher fuel costs as the International Maritime Organization

ICS launch free guide on compliance with 2020 sulphur cap

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a free guide to preparing for the 2020 Sulphur Cap and using compliant fuels.

Maersk Adjusts Fuel Surcharge Ahead of 2020 Sulfur Cap

Maerks Line has announced a new bunker adjustment factor (BAF) surcharge it says will enable customers to predict

Samsung Heavy in talks to resolve Nigeria

The Nigerian arm of Samsung Heavy Industries is in talks to resolve a court action launched by an industrial zone in the west African country

Yemeni navy seizes Houthis

The Yemeni Navy managed to prevent an attempt by Houthi rebels against ships in the Red Sea. According to initial reports

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