The multi-purpose fleet of single and 'tweendeck general cargo ships is surprisingly large — numbering nearly 17,000 vessels totaling about 80 million dwt — and is estimated to carry more than ...

told Khaleej Times yesterday from Mombasa that efforts were being made to establish contact with pirates as well as the ship owners. The vessel, owned by Shahmir Maritime of Saint Vincent and ...

Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV Glarus, was carrying wheat from Lniagos to Port Harcourt when it was ...

For as long as cargo ships have sailed the seas ... She then set about unifying the fleet with a tough code of laws. Pirates under her command would be beheaded if they gave their own orders ...

Middle Eastern carrier Emirates’ SkyCargo division has taken its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six, as the company continues to weigh its future cargo aircraft options. Emirates says it has ...