Day: September 11, 2015

Yang Ming orders five 14,000 teu box ships

Sep 11, 2015

Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming Marine on 9 September ordered five 14,000 teu box ships at Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessels, priced at USD125 million each, are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, and will be chartered to Shoei...

Ships’ crews allegedly denied food, water, wages as Australia faces test on flags of convenience

Sep 11, 2015

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is concerned about an increase in seafarer exploitation in Australian waters after another ship’s crew has claimed they have been denied fresh food, water and wages. The...