Yearly Archives: 2021
The Twists in 2020 Fuel Transition Due To COVID Restrictions
It was meant to be one of the greatest transformations in the history of oil and shipping. Instead, a sweeping regulatory change this year...
Study Shows New COVID-19 Variant Affects Youth the Most!
A new study shows that the new coronavirus variant that emerged in the U.K. is more transmissible and appears to affect a higher proportion...
Grimaldi Group Adds Eco-friendly Vessels To Cut Emissions
Shipping company Grimaldi Group is seeking to cut its bunker consumption and emissions as it adds new eco-friendly vessels to its fleet, reports Ship...
Fresh-Tuna Freezers ‘Repurposed’ To Transport COVID19 Vaccines
Industrial freezers first created to ship perishable foods like fresh tuna to Japan have been retrofitted to ship the newly-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
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Abandoned Ship To Turn Into ‘Floating Restaurant’
The government of Andhra Pradesh of India has set in motion efforts to convert MV Maa, to a floating restaurant.
The ship was...
UK Restricts Passengers Without Negative COVID-19 Test
Airlines flying into the UK will be required to bar passengers from boarding if they do not have a negative COVID test within 72...
A Novel ‘Molecular Signature’ To Predict COVID19 Susceptibility
A recent publication in the Physiological Reports discusses the importance of the mucous layer protein "mucin" as a potential tool to predict coronavirus susceptibility.
SARS-CoV-2...
[Watch] Stena Line’s Newest Ropax Ship Arrives in Belfast
Stena Line's brand-new Stena Embla ferry has arrived in Belfast, reports Port News.
Stena Embla joins the Liverpool route
Stena Embla is the third E-Flexer ferry...
Germany Extends LNG Grant Offer Until End of 2021
The German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure extended the deadline on grants for equipping and converting seagoing vessels to use LNG as marine...
What’s in Store for Shipping Industry in 2021?
There has been plenty of advice on how to recognise weaknesses in systems onshore and onboard and also on how to react.
There...