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Triton International Limited, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers, has raised $503 million through an offering of fixed rate asset-backed notes. The Bermudian-based company said it had completed an offering of $479.1 million n...

A Royal Navy ship deployed for disaster relief and as part of the war on drugs is to spend the next month in Bermuda. HMS Medway, a patrol ship, is due to arrive today after spending the last year patrolling the North Atlantic. Bermuda will be h...

A container ship bound for New York diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after a medical emergency on board. But the rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died. RCC Bermuda was called at 7.30pm on M...

On December 11 during a busy session in Parliament, one of the Bills debated was the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 2020. The Bill consolidated the Trade Union Act 1965, the Labour Relations Act 1975 and the Labour Disputes Act ...

Shipping and courier companies have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic at their traditional busiest time of the year. Customs officials yesterday asked the public to be patient as they processed “record numbers” of parcels. Courier company operations ...

Workers at Hamilton docks walked off the job yesterday morning after a member of staff was suspended. Warren Jones, the chief executive officer of Polaris Holding Company, the parent company of Stevedoring Services, confirmed that staff had “withdra...

The “brutal punch” of Covid-19 has been felt by Polaris Holding Company Ltd, the parent of dock operator Stevedoring Services Limited. It suffered a half-year loss of $727,000. The company aims to streamline its spending by 30 per cent by next year, ...

Two new tug boats are en route to the island to replace ageing ships. The Powerful and Forceful, both more than 30 years old, do not have the power or the manoeuvrability to assist modern cruise ships, car ships and tankers. The Damen tugs, due to ar...

Dock-workers returned to work yesterday after talks were held to try to end a dispute that led to Stevedoring Services Limited staff downing tools this week. Discussions will continue between SSL and the Bermuda Industrial Union to consider the compa...

About 25 dockers formed a picket line at Hamilton Docks yesterday to protest against a move to outsource work. Staff from Stevedoring Services Ltd held signs including “Lies Lies!”, “Tricks” and “Workers’ Rights” from about 8am. Allan Butterfield, wh...

Stevedores are to down tools and picket the docks today in protest after the operators brought in outside staff to do mechanical work over the weekend. The news came after Stevedoring Services dockers walked off the job in Hamilton earlier yesterday ...

A drop in communications between the firm running the Hamilton docks and the union representing much of its staff was acknowledged last night by Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union. Warren Jones, the chief executive of Stevedorin...