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Ship’s crew charged over suspected one-tonne cocaine import off Australia’s east coast

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged six crewmembers of a merchant vessel following a joint investigation into a sophisticated organised crime syndicate that allegedly imported one tonne of cocaine into Australia. The suspects, which included Honduran and Ecuadorian nationals, operated a specially modified 40-metre vessel found to contain three professionally built and installed smuggling […]

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US Navy commissions attack submarine Massachusetts

The US Navy commissioned its newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine in a ceremony in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 28.USS Massachusetts is the 25th Virginia-class submarine overall, as well as the 12th in the Virginia-class to be delivered by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.As with her Virginia-class sisters, the submarine will […]

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Port workers indicate strike after impasse with management

Disclosure Workers of Port of Natal denounced non-compliance with agreements previously signed with the port administration and indicated the possibility of a stoppage of activities in the coming days. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 According to representatives of the category, the decision was motivated by dissatisfaction related to non-compliance with commitments made […]

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ONE, CMA CGM and Cosco Shipping announced changes to service between the US East Coast and South American West Coast

Disclosure The shipowners Ocean Network Express (ONE), CMA CGM e Cosco Shipping announced a strategic reconfiguration of their joint service that connects the east coast of the United States to the west coast of South America (WCSA). The route, known as Americas XL, NEWS or FLX, will undergo relevant operational adjustments in the next stops. […]

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Hapag-Lloyd faces extra costs of up to $50 million a week due to ships stranded in the Persian Gulf

Disclosure The German shipping giant Lloyd’s table is facing a significant financial hit amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. According to the CEO Rolf Habben Jansenadditional costs for ships stranded in the Persian Gulf already range between US$40 million and US$50 million per week. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The crisis […]