Many ports see being prepared for autonomous navigation as part of plans to be future-ready

Lower volumes in eastbound transpacific and Asia-Europe trades confirmed. Elsewhere, strong demand is being seen in intra-Asia and Asia-Oceania

MUA said massive underpayment of wages was discovered when the vessel docked in Brisbane earlier in July, and although the crew was paid the $93,000 they were owed, once the vessel left port the Burmese seafarers were allegedly intimidated by ship officers to hand back the wages in question to shipmanagement

Despite the severe disruption to the markets created by the pandemic, Singapore remains one of the world’s most vibrant maritime centres and a tremendously exciting place for a leading maritime law firm to be, said Mr Lee

The unions said they expected the government to improve the current policy and advocate the appropriate crew change in Hong Kong under the principle of securing public health and safety

The expansion will include additional modern handling equipment, storage facilities and modern IT platforms