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Readers’ Picks of the Week (8th – 12th February, 2016)

February 14, 2016

Readers’-Picks

Readers Pick of the Week

Greenpeace: Modern Express Carrying Controversial Cargo

The troubled car carrier Modern Express is carrying a controversial cargo of timber apparently destined for the French market, global environmental group Greenpeace claims… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Gallery: ITF Releases Images of ‘Shocking’ Safety Breaches on Water

The Greek-owners of the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Christine B have not only been underpaying its 19 Filipino crew, but putting their lives at risk making them clean the… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Hapag-Lloyd Expands and Upgrades Its Fleet

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has taken delivery of two 3,500 TEU ships with a special wide-beam design from the Dutch shipping company NileDutch… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Maersk Group’s Full-Year Profit Down 82 Pct

Danish shipping and energy conglomerate Maersk Group delivered a profit of USD 925m for the full year ending December 31st 2015, against USD 52bn reported in 2014, a drop of… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Drewry: To Slow Steam or Not to Slow Steam?

Bunker prices are now at a low level not seen since the early 2000s and with much lower marine fuel prices big containerships’ cost advantages are dwindling, according to Drewry… Read More

World Maritime News Staff