Yearly Archives: 2021
Blended Maritime Training To Revolutionize Seafarers Life
The maritime industry has taken a further step into online and blended training with the appointment of Andrea Lodolo as the new CEO of...
WMU Report Shows Crew Changes Affect Seafarers Most
According to a World Maritime University report focusing on the experiences of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the challenges they face and identifying...
Biden Is The New King
President Joe Biden, on his first day in office, signed more than a dozen executive actions. Some of which reverse decisions made by his...
Highest Number of Seafarer Abandonment in 2020
Abandonment of seafarers is on the rise this year, exacerbated by the pandemic, with reported cases at a record high of more than double...
Jack Ma Makes A Sudden Appearance For The First Time In 3 Months
Jack Ma resurfaced for the first time since China's government began clamping down on his business empire nearly three months ago, appearing in a...
Minimum Taxations Key To Reverse Tax Avoidance in Shipping
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently released a blueprint for an internationally-coordinated minimum tax for multinational enterprises.
It aims at reaching...
Carriers Forced To Conclude Fixtures Months Into The Future
The absence of open containerships on the charter market has resulted in carriers being forced to conclude fixtures months into the future, says an...
Post-Hanjin Evolution of South Korea’s Shipping Industry
The post-Hanjin evolution of South Korea’s shipping industry took another step forward last month with the formation of the K-Alliance, says an article published...
Jack Ma Spotted
Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma re-emerged in a rural school after 3 moths. In a live streamed video of Alibaba's annual event recognising the billionaire...
The World Might Never Find COVID Patient Zero, Says WHO
The WHO Team investigating the covid origin in China says the world might never find patient zero.
The organisation isn't in favour of...