Will the Third Wave of Covid Be More Serious Than UK’s...
Will the Third Wave of Covid Be More Serious Than UK’s First Two? says an article in The Guardian.
Restrictions to lift from 21 June
Summer...
Spain Accede To IMO’s Ship Recycling Convention
Spain is the latest country to accede to IMO's treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention, says...
OptiLink, Digitalization Of Ballast Water Management System
Optimarin is leading the way in digitalisation of ballast water treatment with the launch of OptiLink, an innovative system for ship-to-shore data-sharing...
[Answer] What Are The World’s Most Pirate-infested Waters
The threat of maritime piracy has mushroomed enormously in the past few years. The news channels on a daily basis have a...
Crowley Join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the first U.S.-owned and 13th overall ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices...
Oil Spill That Caused The Largest Marine Life Loss Ever
Oil spill, which claimed the title of the worst environmental tanker disaster when it turned the sea black in, the sinking of...
Vaccinated People Have Milder ‘Breakthrough Infections,’ Says CDC
People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, reports CNN quoting a new...
Congestion Affects 100 Routes & Backlogs 23,000 Heavy Containers
According to the information released by Yantian International, Yantian Port will resume receiving heavy containers from 0:00 on May 31, and only receive ETA...
How Is the Boxship Industry Coping Up With Record Freight Rates?
The CEO and founder of Danish container shipping consultancy Sea-Intelligence, Alan Murphy, ponders how close are we to topping out in terms of today’s...
[Watch] Notable Global Websites Go Down Due To Internet Outage
Fastly supports news sites and apps like CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times and many others.
It also provides content delivery for Twitch,...
Alleged Unauthorised STS Incident, Probe On
Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd confirmed its owned and operated bunker tanker Pearl Melody to be involved in an alleged unauthorised ship-to-ship (STS) incident.
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Will Foreign Travel Be Freed Or Confined?
International travel for non-essential reasons like going on holiday has been legal since 17 May.
But with so few countries on the green...
EU’s Idea To Add Shipping in ETS Garners Opposition
Japan has officially opposed the EU's plan to include the shipping sector in the emissions trading system (ETS).
It is calling on efforts...
[Watch] Diver Rescues Tiny Fish Stuck Inside Plastic Bag
This is the heartwarming moment a scuba diver saved a tiny fish that was stuck beneath the waves inside a plastic bag.
Disclaimer: This video...
Shell Inks Carbon-neutral LNG Agreement
Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell and Oman LNG have signed an agreement to deliver the Sultanate’s first carbon-neutral LNG cargo from Oman LNG’s facility in Qalhat,...
Vital Emails Deleted Concerning Fire-Stricken Sunken Ship
A Sri Lankan court hearing into the fire and sinking of a container ship off Colombo was told on Monday (Jun 7) that...
Heightened Covid-19 Restrictions Hits Supply Chain & Workforce
Singapore’s offshore builder Sembcorp Marine is experiencing labour shortages with a resulting cost impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions, says an...
China Bunkering To Hit Rocky Roads Amid Stricter COVID-19 Restrictions
Operational, crew change hurdles emerge
China bunkering volumes to suffer on demand switch
Singapore offers attractive fueling alternative
Many ports in China have recently...
Marine Traffic At Chinese Port Exceeds Suez Blockade
The number of containers unable to move from south China because of a Covid-19 outbreak around Yantian Port has reached a new level.
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Seafarers Caught in ‘Perfect Storm’ of COVID-19 Restrictions
In the aftermath of the pandemic, more than 200,000 seafarers worldwide remain trapped on ships or waiting for work, reports the Epoch Times.
Many have...