Yearly Archives: 2020
First Ever Mutated Strain of Covid 19 Found in Cargo Ship
Five cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Sofrana Surville ship, including two crew members.
Genomic testing of the virus shows the...
Freighter Sinks After Water Ingress
A general cargo ship carrying clinker onboard sank on Nov 6 in Quang Nam Province waters, South China sea, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo...
Tanker Attacked & Boarded
A product tanker was attacked and boarded, at around 0600 UTC Nov 7 in Gulf of Guinea, some 180 nm SE of Lome, Togo,...
98% Efficient COVID Cough Detecting App on the Way
According to a BBC report written by technology reporter Zoe Kleinmen, an algorithm developed in the US has correctly identified people with Covid-19 only...
Crude Market Sector To Disappoint In Q4
The traditionally strong northern hemisphere winter period in the crude oil tankers market looks set to disappoint, reports S&P Global Platts.
"A growing divide between...
i4 Insight Partners With GreenSteam To Cut Costs for Shipowners
i4 Insight, a member of Lloyd’s Register Group, has created a platform that provides a single point of access for multiple data streams...
ClassNK Releases Guidelines for Membrane Systems on LNG Carriers
ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Liquefied Gas Carrier Structures – Membrane System.
The Guidelines specify the technical requirements for evaluating structural strength...
Alfa Laval Set To Begin Marine Biofuel Testing
As the marine industry races to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre is taking a key...
IMO & UNWTO Call for Safe Resumption of Cruise Operations
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) highlight the importance of the cruise sector for the world economy.
The...
[Watch] Traditional Ways of Working Reshaped
Bloomberg Media Studios interviewed business leaders at different stages of transformation to discover what structural and organizational change management means to them.
The pandemic...