Yearly Archives: 2021
Zhoushan VLSFO Prices Lag Crude Gains
Bunker fuel prices for very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at China's largest bunker port of Zhoushan have lagged crude gains so far in 2021...
Pancon Line Places New Boxship Order
Pancon Line said the new ship will help the company expand its service offerings in the Southeast Asia market.
The vessel will adopt...
2 Seafarers In Critical Condition, Cargo Ship Repairs Over
Repairs to the Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship damaged by an explosion on Friday night are now completed.
The Gibraltar Government confirmed on Monday,...
From Improved Storage To New Variant Efficacy – Pfizer COVID Vaccine Shines
New research and lab studies are providing more hope for the Pfizer vaccine.
While Pfizer's own study has shown that the vaccine can...
Americans Could Be Wearing Masks Unto 2022
The United States will within hours record its unfathomable 500,000th death from Covid-19 paradoxically at a moment of rare hope in the pandemic. Yet...
Piracy and Its Ugly Side, Seafarers Targeted
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has its roots in Nigeria's Niger Delta where oil wealth has failed to reach local populations and...
MSC All Set To Overtake Maersk in Operating Capacity
For the first time in more than a quarter of a century Maersk is on track to lose its mantle as the world’s...
Panamax Rates Aggressive and Record High in the Pacific
Panamax rates in the Pacific soared to multi-year highs on the back of icy sea conditions in the Atlantic.
This is attributed to...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 7, 2021
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 7th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Samsung Heavy Wins A $1b Order
Samsung Heavy won a close to $1 billion LNG-powered ship order this week, reports PulseNews.
Winning streak
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. extends its winning...