The European Community Shipowners’ Associations echoes the criticism from national associations regarding the Norwegian law proposal on seafarers’ pay and working conditions. The proposed law seems to overstep several international laws, according to the organization.

The Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain chaos have made Türkiye a more attractive site of production, prompting hectic activity for freight forwarders and carriers: ”Our customers are investing heavily in equipment,” says DFDS head to ShippingWatch.

Progress on the tanker market has led to more ship trades. Volumes in H1 have increased significantly in value, according to numbers from VesselsValue. Maersk Broker confirms growing activity.

Shippers and carriers are increasingly moving ships away from Californian ports, which are having problems with container pile-ups and looming strikes. This means that the title of busiest port in the US has moved eastward.

Seaspan’s owner, Atlas Corp, has received an increased bid from the consortium, which includes the container carrier ONE.