THE four crew members taken hostage from the reefer boxship Sierra Leyre off the coast of Nigeria earlier this month have been released, according to the ship’s owner Seatrade. Sierra Leyre, a Bahamas-flagged vessel, was attacked by pirates off Onne, Nigeria, on…
Lees meer →Fresh produce accounts for four percent of the world seaborne trade of dry cargoes, and Japan consumes one in three bananas, says industry analyst Dynamar in its recent report Reefer Analysis: Market Structure, Conventional, Containers. Worldwide international trade of refrigerated perishables…
Lees meer →Last week, an Argentine coast guard vessel fired shots at a Chinese fishing vessel that was allegedly operating in Argentina’s EEZ without authorization. The Argentine forces gave chase for eight hours, but the vessel evaded capture with the help of…
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