Maersk settles whistleblower case and changes policy
Danish container shipping giant Maersk has settled a whistleblower discrimination case in the US and agreed to delete negative records…
25 Jul 2024
Energios opens first Philippines office to recruit seafarers
Singaporean ship management company Energios has opened its first office in the Philippines to recruit local seafarers on behalf of Norwegian shipping company Wilson Ship Management. The office in Manila…
24 Jul 2024
Carnival orders three new vessels from Fincantieri
Carnival Corp has ordered three new cruise vessels for its eponymous firm Carnival Cruise Line from Italian shipyard Fincantieri. The LNG-powered cruise ships will take at least five years to…
24 Jul 2024
South Africa’s Transnet secures $1bn loan for recovery and growth plans
South Africa’s troubled national logistics and freight company Transnet has received a boost in its business recovery plan after securing a $1bn loan from the African Development Bank Group (ADB)…
23 Jul 2024
DP World and Evyap Group complete strategic merger in Turkey
Logistics company DP World has completed a strategic merger with the Evyap Group to combine the operations of the Ports of Yarimca and Körfez in Turkey. The companies have formed…
22 Jul 2024
Explainer: CrowdStrike Microsoft outage – has the cloud enterprise IT monopoly gone too far?
On 19 July, a software update released by cloud-based cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused global chaos across multiple industries, from travel and transport to healthcare and retail, as well as public…
19 Jul 2024
EU’s Connecting Europe fund announces €7bn in transport grants
The EU has announced more than €7bn ($7.6bn) in grants supporting transport projects as part of its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), with a primary focus on addressing climate change and…