Yearly Archives: 2021
Braemar Pays Too Much for Naves Acquisition, Cites New Chief
BRAEMAR is set to integrate Hamburg ship finance unit Braemar Naves into its core London-based shipbroking activities.
The listed company’s new chief executive...
CARB To Crack Down on Illegal Vessel Fuels From May
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken during the inspection of ocean-going ships to verify compliance...
Covaxin Is Safe With No Serious Side Effects, Says Leading Medical Journal
Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, is "safe, immunogenic with no serious side effects", says leading medical journal The Lancet in its interim efficacy analysis, says an...
BIMCO & RINA Propose New Method To Calculate Ships’ Energy Efficiency
BIMCO and the RINA have identified a need for an alternative method to determine an accurate reference speed.
The aim is to secure...
Industry Leaders Back $5b UN Proposal To Decarbonise Shipping
Industry partners welcome “moon-shot” proposal from governments to set up a $5 billion USD fund to help shipping meet UN decarbonisation goals.
Governments...
MSC Set A Record With 1.9 Million Reefers
Shipping over 1.9 million refrigerated containers — also known as reefers — in 2020 alone, topping its previous record of 1.8 million in 2019,...
World’s Most Expensive Drug Licensed For NHS Usage
The world's most expensive drug, Zolgensma has a reported list price of nearly £1.8m per dose been licensed for use on the NHS in...
Carbon Neutral LNG Buyers Alliance to Promote LNG
Fifteen Japanese companies across different sectors have launched a group called the Carbon Neutral LNG Buyers Alliance to promote the use of the fuel,...
COVID19 Travel Insurance Are Likely To Be Vacation Staples
COVID-19 insurance policies are increasingly joining passports and sunscreen as vacation staples, creating opportunities for insurers as more countries require mandatory coverage in case...
TECO 2030 ASA Plans to Establish Hydrogen-Based Fuel Cells in Narvik
TECO 2030 ASA plans to establish Norway’s first large-scale production of hydrogen-based fuel cells in Narvik in Northern Norway, reports NewsnRelease.
Fuel cells enable ships...