Yearly Archives: 2020
Containership Newbuild Orders Stalled Despite Surging Freight Rates
Newbuilding orders for container ships may remain stagnant despite freight rates surge to record high levels this year as shipping firms pursue a...
Pirates Attack Tanker, Crew Safe
Pirates attack tanker but crew manages to retreat into citadel.
Patrol vessel has been sent to the spot.
According to a live piracy &...
JERA To Shut Down ‘Inefficient’ Coal Plants By 2030
Japan's largest thermal power operator Jera plans to phase out its coal-fired units with inefficient technology across its power plants, by 2030.
The...
ZIM and Alibaba Team Up for Sea Freight Services
ZIM and Alibaba.com have entered into a broad strategic cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to Alibaba.com...
DNV GL & Bluewater Pilot Test Hybrid Digital Twin for FPSOs
Classification society DNV GL and FPSO specialist Bluewater have teamed up on a pilot project to use hybrid digital twin technology to predict...
Shippers Converge for ‘A Global Deal’ To Cut Carbon Emissions
The shipping industry is responsible for an immense amount of pollution and the industry has brought stringent new requirements in this year on...
Injured Crew Member Airlifted Off Containership
A crew member of Liberian-flagged merchant ship MSC Mia Summer was airlifted from onboard.
JRCC activated the Nearchos national search and rescue plan...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 42, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 42nd week of this year. The report dated 16th October 2020 provides a valuable...
Hydrogen & Biofuels are Key To Future Fuel Mix, Says MSC
Global transportation and logistics leader MSC, sees Hydrogen and Biofuels as key components of shipping future fuel mix, says an article published on their...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 42, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 42nd week of shipping activities of this year. The report...