Yearly Archives: 2021
IMO Reclassify Plastic Pellets As Hazardous Substances
Among a long list of topics for debate at next week’s 77th gathering of the MEPC at the IMO, Sri Lanka and a...
Freight Rates Cast A Shadow Over Economic Recovery
UNCTAD warns that global consumer prices will rise significantly in the year ahead until shipping supply chain disruptions are unblocked and port constraints.
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BIMCO COVID-19 Weekly Report
This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 8 October covers updates from Brazil, Latvia, Oman, Singapore, United Kingdom, the UK P&I...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 46, 2021
The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 46th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Top Ten Luxurious Superyachts
When it comes to superyachts, the answer appears to be a resounding "yes."
For more than a century, the same vessel, El Mahrousa, maintained the...
This Drug Maker Inks An Alliance With The United Nations
Pfizer to grant a licence to Geneva-based Medicines Patent Pool.
Independent experts recommended halting the company’s study based on its promising results.
Fewer...
Message for Governments On Carbon Markets from Bank of America’s CEO
A recent news article published in Fortune states by Katherine Dunn that Bank of America’s CEO has a message for governments on carbon markets:...
Shipping Companies Transporting the World’s Coal In the Crosshairs
Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers.
It is noted that they are cleaning up...
Russia Sees New Record in Daily COVID19 Deaths
Russia on Friday reported 1,254 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, a record daily high that follows a surge in cases, reports US...
LNG Tanker Rates Hits Record High!
Spot freight rates for liquefied natural gas tankers in the Asia-Pacific have surged to record highs as a steady flow of U.S. cargoes to...