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Greek ferry masters slapped with prison sentences over Piraeus passenger death

Published  28 February 2025 8:32 GMT

Hill Dickinson beefs up Piraeus desk with Marshall Islands specialists

Published  27 February 2025 13:28 GMT

Death threat? How Eletson legal battle just got uglier

Published  27 February 2025 11:57 GMT

Vitol and Glencore to bank $380m in court battle over non-delivery of Nigeria LNG cargoes

Published  26 February 2025 7:22 GMT

US levy on Chinese ships could make port calls too costly, says Seaspan’s Torsten Pedersen

Published  25 February 2025 12:48 GMT

Bulker caught up in cocaine seizure freed after 15 months

Published  25 February 2025 8:28 GMT

Trump administration takes another swipe at Iranian shadow fleet with round of sanctions

Published  24 February 2025 17:41 GMT

HFW beefs up shipping team with UK Coast Guard navigation chief Mike Bunton

Published  24 February 2025 11:42 GMT

Slot charterers can be considered ‘shipowners’ in liability claims, UK court rules

Published  24 February 2025 9:14 GMT

Shockwaves for shipping as Trump floats big port fees on Chinese-owned and built vessels

Published  24 February 2025 8:49 GMT

Trump administration poised to let shippers file class action complaints against container lines

Published  21 February 2025 16:59 GMT

US Navy fires master of aircraft carrier that collided with bulker

Published  21 February 2025 12:26 GMT

Citigroup emerges as lead bank for $850m loan to fund Danaos Corp orderbook

Published  20 February 2025 12:11 GMT

Partners at law firm WFW share £44m payout as profit rises

Published  19 February 2025 9:27 GMT

London law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper expands shipping team in Singapore

Published  18 February 2025 2:53 GMT

US judge halts court fight between HMM and Samsung Electronics as Washington battle continues

Published  17 February 2025 17:02 GMT

Jailed Russian tycoon ordered to pay costs after loss of shipping empire

Published  17 February 2025 11:25 GMT

‘Accident waiting to happen’: Master and manager sentenced over fatal cargo ship collision

Published  17 February 2025 8:09 GMT

Spire Global sues Kpler for $241m to complete purchase of vessel-tracking division

Published  14 February 2025 13:05 GMT

Catastrophic reef oil spill prompts Pacific island nation lawsuit against shipowner and insurer

Published  14 February 2025 9:43 GMT