The much-anticipated Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting last week achieved less progress in greenhouse gas emissions regulations than European countries had hoped.
Leaders in the shipping industry, including representatives from several registries, met in Stamford, CT last week for the Connecticut Maritime Association's annual convention.
The Unite trade union has reached agreements with port Milford Haven regarding pension dues, eliminating the need for a strike the union had threatened to implement last month.
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