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HMM
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HMM confirms cyber attack

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Another ocean carrier has been hacked: this time, it's HMM of South Korea, which announced today a virus attack on its email system on June 12. "An unidentified security breach was detected, which led to limited access to the email Outlook system in certain areas,” HMM said. It stated that “most of the confirmed damage”
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X press pearl
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CID arrested X-Press Pearl’s captain

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SL media reported today(14-Jun), The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested the captain of MV X-Press Pearl. The captain was produced before a Magistrate, who ordered his release on a personal bond of Rs. 2 million. The skipper of the ship was also given a travel ban by the Magistrate. MV X-Press Pearl
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MAERSK Rainbow containers have arrived in Europe

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MAERSK Rainbow containers have arrived in Europe Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles and Yokohama, Maersk's rainbow containers have arrived in Rotterdam and the Netherlands, commemorating diversity and inclusion in the maritime and port logistics sectors. Maastricht Maersk arrived at APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam in May 2021, carrying two classic Maersk containers
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The beaches of Sri Lanka are encrusted with plastic
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The beaches of Sri Lanka are encrusted with plastic

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The beaches of Sri Lanka are encrusted with plastic Greenpeace.org reported (June 4); Another avoidable shipping calamity is plastic pollution in Sri Lanka waters. Government corruption and a plastics addiction are wreaking havoc on the world's oceans. After a chemical leak provoked a response in the ship's cargo, the Singapore-registered X Press Pearl cargo vessel
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[VIDEO] A Massive container crane collapse at Kaohsiung port

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A Massive container crane collapse at Kaohsiung port Taiwan News Reported, A container ship docking collided with another ship, forcing two container cranes to fall in the Port of Kaohsiung today, June 3. One person was injured, and two people were trapped in the wreckage. Around 11:30 a.m., the 316-meter-long, 86,679-ton DURBAN, owned by OOCL
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