Yearly Archives: 2021
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Doubles 3-year Decarbonization Investment To $3.5 Billion
Japanese maritime shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will up to double investment in decarbonization efforts to the order of 400 billion yen ($3.5...
Merchant Fleet Worth $1 Trillion Afloat at Sea
Close to the astronomical amount of $1 trillion is the value of the merchant fleet of the ten largest shipping nations in the world,...
China’s 7-week Cargo Ship Quarantine is Bad News for Supply Chain!
China is imposing mandatory quarantines of up to seven weeks for returning Chinese seafarers.
Crew changes are getting more difficult due to stricter...
Peak Power Demand Curbs Bunker Fuel Availability
Japan's marine fuel availability has been tight since early November as Japanese refiners prioritise fuel oil supply requests from the domestic power sector in...
How Effective is COP26 in Reducing Emission?
Further shipping talks are scheduled for next year after delegates at a U.N. agency meeting that sought to speed up decarbonisation of the sector...
Is Google Cloud Safe for Your Cryptos?
Threat actors are exploiting improperly-secured Google Cloud Platform (GCP) instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the compromised systems and abusing its infrastructure, reports...
Are We on The Right Track To Eliminating Omicron?
Says overall global risk "assessed as very high"
"Uncertainties" on degree of vaccine immunity
Vaccine inequity has "come home to roost" - CEPI...
LNG Carrier Orders Recover Amid COVID-19, Tankers Resume
Containerships have led growth in freight rates and order placements in 2021, reports Business Korea.
For containerships, the average freight rate and order placements in...
Are Online Platforms Selling Safe Products?
A group of emergency services, consumer watchdogs and safety groups want the government to make online sellers more liable for selling dangerous items, reports...
All About Omicron Right Now
As Omicron variant cases spread, countries rush to impose travel bans, reports CNN.
South Africa’s transparency
South Africa should be praised for the quality of its...