Yearly Archives: 2021
The Need To Classifying Seafarers As ‘Key Workers’
It’s become something of a matter for debate, as people jostle for a place in the pecking order for Covid tests, vaccines, privileged medical...
Jet Fuel Regains Premium Over The Gasoil Benchmark
Jet fuel values which dropped significantly in the first part of last year have left negative territory vis-a-vis ICE low sulfur (LS) gasoil to...
Captain & Crew To Face Jail Time for 2019 Accident
The criminal case stemming from a 2019 accident in which the cruise ship MSC Opera hit a river cruise ship and the dock while arriving...
Alpha Ori Partners With Bahri To Deploy SMARTShip™
Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) and Bahri Ship Management (BSM) signed a contract to deploy the SMARTShip™ platform on 40 ships in Bahri's fleet, says...
15 Seafarers Remain Stranded Without Food & Water
Fifteen Panama sailors have been stranded for a month aboard the Missi Commander and are without food and drinking water is scarce, reports MENAFN.
Current...
Police Swoop & Arrest 7 Stowaways Onboard Bulker
Seven Albanian stowaways were arrested after a cargo ship was brought into port in Dorset, reports BBC.
Wrong information
According to reports, paramedics received a call...
Singapore VLSFO Price Surged By $500/Mt
The price of VLSFO in Singapore, the world's largest bunkering hub, has advanced above $500/mt for the first time in almost a year.
VLSFO at...
Crew Change Suspended Due To COVID Outbreak
China yesterday announced the suspension of crew change for all vessels managed by Omicron Ship Management and Dia Yuan International Shipping for 30 days...
Ultra Large Boxship Orders Increase,Trading Fleet is Ageing
The ageing global container fleet will likely see a raft of newbuild orders placed this year and next, despite future propulsion concerns, a...
Scientific Advice & Evidences Strengthen Our Bonding With Sea
2021 marks the start of the UN Decade on Ocean Science – a chance to move away from past mistakes.
It is where...