The fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee (STC) of the MLC concluded last week with some hard-fought achievements for seafarers, led in the negotiations by ITF Seafarers’ Section Vice Chair, Mark Dickinson. Noteworthy amongst the amendments adopted was the...

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Fraudulent strategies can prove extremely profitable to the international criminal fraternity and the global supply chain is typically low risk due to the remote nature of the actual physical theft of goods.   TT Club has regularly highlighted the risks of theft...

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 9 (local time) to sanction Chinese cranes dominating U.S. ports. This decision is part of a broader strategy to rebuild the American shipbuilding industry and counter China’s influence in critical...

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Iran’s ports handled a total of 234.8 million tons of goods in the Iranian year ending March 2025, according to Saeed Rasouli, Deputy Minister of Transport and Acting Head of the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO). Of this total, 82.3 million tons were unloaded and...

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Seawork, Europe’s leading commercial marine exhibition, is excited to launch its exclusive Seawork Membership, designed to give maritime professionals a powerful advantage both onsite and online. Leading the list of exclusive benefits is unrestricted access to...

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