The owner and captain of the Malaysian-flagged F/V Buah Naga 1 that was boarded and arrested by Tanzanian law enforcement agents as part of Operation Jodari, a joint partnership between Sea Shepherd, Fish-i Africa and the government of Tanzania to combat IUU fishing, have pleaded guilty to the charge of Unlawful Possession of Shark Fins in a plea agreement with Tanzanian Prosecutors.

GSL, a containership charter owner, has agreed on five-year charters with CMA CGM for the 2015-built, 6,882 TEU containerships UASC Bubiyan and UASC Yas.

APM Terminals’ MCT in Costa Rica has been granted permission by the National CNC to start commercial operations at its first deep-sea berth.

In the Belgian port of Ostend, Jan De Nul Group named today its newest offshore installation vessel Taillevent.

IRClass plans to further expand its operations into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region with new offices in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon and Nigeria.

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), which represents a 9.5 percent increase from the previous year.

Panama Canal announced that it expects to receive approximately 234 cruise ships through the Panamax and Neopanamax Locks during the upcoming 2018-2019 cruise season.

The Singapore event was the first in a series of Advisory Panels for Asia members which will be held every year.