Rhenus Expands, Takes Over BLG Freight Forwarding Sites 

Rhenus takes over BLG freight forwarding sites and opens up new markets, says a press release published on their website. The strategic decision  The BLG LOGISTICS...

German Container Line Expected To See Widening Results In 2021’s First...

According to an article published in Shipping Watch, German container line Hapag-Lloyd expects to see a significant improvement in earnings in the first three...

Onboard Jobs Must Be Complied With Gender Diversity

According to Spinnaker’s Maritime HR Association data, the proportion of male and female employees within the global shore-based workforce remained largely stable in 2020...

DNV GL’s White Paper Pins Out A Looming Safety Gap

The white paper identifies a looming “safety gap” between shipping’s existing approach to safety risks and its ambitions for greater digitalisation and the adoption...

Winter Storm Leads To An Increase In Heating Fuel Demand

Crude oil futures were slightly higher during mid-morning trade in Asia Feb. 16, extending overnight gains, as the ongoing Arctic blast across North America...

Kalmar And TLC Vostochny Continue Long-Term Collaboration

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal to supply Terminal and Logistics Center Vostochny (TLC Vostochny) with a total of six Kalmar Essential...

A Valentine’s Day Story From Royal Caribbean Cruise

Quantum of the Seas may be the only Royal Caribbean cruise ship sailing right now, but she's got a lovely story fit for Valentine's...

SEANEXT Online Job Portal Simplifies Recruitment Process For Seafarers

The new online job portal SEANEXT is a one-stop solution for global marine recruitment, connecting ship operators with a wide pool of seafarers around...

Benefits Of Ship Recycling And Managing Hazardous Waste

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22 talked about achievement of India’s ship recycling industry, including its potential to be doubled...

Shipping Costs Shoot Up Due To Shortage of Containers

Containers stay piled up in Europe and the US rather than been sent back to Asia. British businesses heavily hit which move and...

Firm Smaller Vessels Segments Push Baltic Index Up By 9.6%

The Baltic dry index gained 131 points, or 9.6%, to 1,495, a peak since Jan. 27. The capesize index jumped 224 points. The...

2021 GREEN4SEA Awards Shortlisted Nominees

SAFETY4SEA's 2021 GREEN4SEA Awards shortlisted nominees announced. Award to recognize those organizations that demonstrated outstanding performance. SAFETY4SEA announced the shortlisted nominees for 2021 GREEN4SEA...

NYK Subsidiary To Install Wind Turbine at Eco-friendly Green Terminal

NYK subsidiary begins wind power generation at Finished-Vehicle Logistics terminal in Belgium, says a press release published on their website. 11 wind turbines started operation...

IMO Sets Options To Ensure Shipping’s Decarbonization

IMO sets the low and zero-carbon fuel options to ensure shipping’s path to decarbonization at online symposium. The symposium explored the technical aspects...

WHO Approves Oxford COVID Vaccine Saying Benefits Outweighs Risks

WHO has approved AstraZeneca covid vaccines. Studies show benefits outweigh risks. The vaccine will be supplied through the global COVAX. This is the...

UK Variant Mutating Again Towards South African COVID Strain

Researchers are worried about the UK Variant of covid which is mutating quickly. The 1.1.7 variant which has mutated again has similar mutations...

Effect of Bunker Prices Spike on Scrubber-Fitted VLCCs

Non-scrubber fitted tankers in the red on key routes Widening HSFO discount to LSFO may revive scrubber market Rising LSFO prices to push...

EU Approves New Variants  Modified COVID Vaccines 

EU has given approval to new improving vaccines for the mutant covid strains. This will fast track new vaccines variants from already available...

British PM Wants Global Disease Tracking Treaty for Pandemics

British PM seeks treaty on pandemics Global treaty for disease tracking Origin data needs to be public as soon as possible, says Boris...

World’s First Decarbonisation Exploration Driller

Across the various divisions at Stena exciting transformations are underway. Witness plans to become the world’s first decarbonisation exploration driller or the Stena Elektra,...