Yearly Archives: 2021
Alfa Laval Gains USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate
In a posting on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard reports that its Marine Safety Center has issued the 39th U.S. Coast...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 1, 2021
A relatively quiet start to 2021. On the new 2021 Worldscale schedule, flat rates fell about 17%. To compensate, fixing rates reflected an upward...
World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Arrives Shortly
Meet the "Yangtze River Three Gorges 1", an electric cruise ship, announced in December, that is poised to become the world's largest of its...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube box...
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Wins SDG Excellence Award 2020
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won the Excellence Award in SDG Solutions, says a press release published on their website.
The excellence award
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won an...
Our Small Size Is Now An Advantage, Says ZIM Chief
Israeli container ship operator ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is trying to turn its small size into an advantage in a business dominated by...
Scientists Convert Carbon Dioxide To Jet Fuel
Scientists have found an ingenious way to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel by using hydrogenation that produces long chain carbon compounds suitable for...
UK’s COVID Vaccination Plan : The When, How, and Where To Get the Vaccine
Britain's NHS has begun the biggest mass vaccination campaign in its history to protect people against Covid-19 and as the vaccination drives proceeds further...
Singapore Maritime Port Authority Issues New Crew Change Procedure
The Singapore Maritime Port Authority has announced a new enhanced crew change procedure to be effective from January 8 which implements sea launch transfer,...
Nationwide Stringent Restrictions Set As Covid Cases Surge
Harder coronavirus lockdown restrictions came into force across all of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday. Ten states, including the most populous, North Rhine-Westphalia,...