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‘Tell us’: Gaza family trapped between hope and pain over missing brothers

The disappearance of two boys last year has turned the Abdel Aal family’s life into an endless search for answers.

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203,881 teu in one day: Shanghai rewrites port records

Shanghai has pushed its daily container throughput above 200,000 teu for the first time, setting another handling record at the world’s busiest boxport. The port moved 203,881 teu on August 1, nearly…

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Ukraine sinks FESCO boxship

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Italian navy boards sanctioned tanker off Sicily

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Carriers accelerate shift towards owned tonnage

Containerlines have sharply increased their reliance on owned ships during the 2020s, reducing their exposure to a charter market repeatedly constrained by limited vessel availability. According to…

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Futility is the enemy of everything at sea

Seafarers are losing faith in an industry that imposes ever more training, technology and compliance while leaving their physical safety largely to chance. Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers…

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