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Readers’ Picks of the Week (Dec 21st – 25th, 2015)

December 27, 2015

Readers’-Picks

Readers Pick of the Week

Still No Sign of MV Thorco Cloud’s Missing Crew

The six crew members of the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged freighter Thorco Cloud that went missing after their ship sank in the Singapore Strait in the evening hours of Dece… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Dutch Shippers: Container Shipping Alliances Threat to Competition

Dutch shippers have voiced fears that the alliances in the container liner shipping industry will hinder competition, reducing the choices companies have when shipping the… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Drewry: US West Coast Ports Not Ready for 18,000TEU Giants

United States West Coast ports are not yet in a position to handle 18,000 teu containerships regularly and have much work to do in terms of improving productivity if they … Read More

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ITF: Crew of Alcoa’s FOC Ships Unpaid and Working in Poor Conditions

American corporation Alcoa got tangled into another incident related to its ship hiring policy in Australia… Read More

Readers Pick of the Week

Idle Boxship Fleet Approaching New Record, Modest Rebound for Rates in 2016

The global containership fleet made idle this year is set to reach a new record, surpassing the 1.5m TEU mark set in December 2009, according to Maritime Strategies Intern… Read More

World Maritime News Staff