Yearly Archives: 2020
[Watch] 45 IMO States Designate Seafarers As Key Workers
IMO Member States and one Associate Member have now designated seafarers as key workers, a key step in resolving the ongoing crew change...
Bunkers To Face ‘Optimistic’ 2021 Amid Boost in VLSFO Supply
VLSFO is likely to see increased supply in 2021.
Mostly firm sentiment for 3.5%S fuel oil.
Oil inventories to weigh on tanker demand.
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First VLGC Powered by LPG Headed from US Towards Panama Canal
Houston — The first VLGC powered by liquefied petroleum gas was headed toward the Panama Canal on Dec. 17.
It was loaded at...
US Hospitals Anticipate The Approval Of The Second Vaccine
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to record heights for a 19th straight day, with nearly 113,000 coronavirus patients counted in U.S.
The virus has claimed...
More Than 40 Firms Become Victims of Cyber Breach, Says Microsoft
Microsoft has identified more than 40 of its customers around the world that had problematic versions of a third-party IT management program installed and...
World’s First Global, Real-time Maritime Emergency Service Launched
GMDSS is an internationally regulated service, that provides life-saving assistance to seafarers in distress.
Iridium’s service functions much like an international SOS button.
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Cosco Clinches Shanghai Development Bank’s Panamax Shipbuilding Contracts
In a major development, SPDB Financial Leasing, the leasing unit of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, has announced that they have entered into shipbuilding contracts...
ICS Webinar Regarding Stranded Seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reviewed how COVID-19 is affecting seafarers and how the industry might find better ways to influence government, with...
Fall-run Fish Bigger Than Spring-Run and Why?
For the Yurok people, who have lived at the mouth of the Klamath River for generations, the spring run of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus...
A Record Breaking Transatlantic Speed Ship, An Indestructible American Identity
Here's the story of a mighty ship that broke all records as told by CNN's Christopher Ross.
The Fastest Transatlantic Ship
At the age of 10,...