Yearly Archives: 2021
Aframax Tanker Market Hit for These Dwindling Reasons
Aframax tanker market in the East of Suez was bearing the brunt of Australia's dwindling crude imports.
As a result, its diminishing refinery...
Local Crew Disappointed for Using Foreign Crew in Antarctic Mission
Australian seafarers disappointed after MPV Everest is sailing to Antarctica once again with a foreign crew.
They urge the Federal Government to intervene...
Container Shipping Fiasco Puts A Continuance on Air Freight Service
Current modal shift from ocean to air by Seko Logistics is expected to continue as chaos in the container shipping industry is expected to...
[Answer] How Operators Can Protect Seafarers’ Health During COVID-19
An article in Safety4sea explains how ship operators can protect seafarers’ health during COVID-19.
According to the ISM Code, ship operators are required to assess...
Long COVID To Be The Next Pandemic After This Pandemic
According to a Yahoo News report, the World Health Organization has warned about 'long covid' as cases surge and new variants keep appearing.
Stress...
Global Ship Lease Secures $116m Deal for 7 Post-panamax Ships
Global Ship Lease announced that it has agreed to purchase and charter back seven 6,000 TEU Post-Panamax containerships with an average age of approximately...
Fujairah Oil Stocks 2 Month Low Over Category Shrinkage
Fujairah-delivered 0.5% bunkers prices rose 7% in the week to Feb 9.
Middle distillate stocks showed the biggest % drop.
Light distillates stocks...
Rotterdam Won’t Allow Ships Without Bunkering License
In a major development, IBIA has come out in the support of Rotterdam bunker fuel transport license, reports Port News.
Rotterdam is an important bunkering...
A Specific Protein Deficiency in Westerners Causing Rapid COVID Spread
A deficiency in a human protein called AAT is causing the rapid spread of the virus in the West.
This protein regulates another...
Glencore Faces $6m Claim From Maersk Over Off-spec Fuel
Container shipping giant Maersk has filed suit alleging that fuel supplied to it as part of an oil swap deal was contaminated.
The...