Panama Canal Signs MoUs To Optimize Supply Routes for COVID-19 Vaccine
The Panama Canal has signed memorandums of Understanding with Panama Ports Company (PPC) and PSA Panama International Terminal (PSA Panama) to help optimize supply...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 3, 2021
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 3rd week of this year. The report dated 22nd January 2021 provides a valuable...
UK Lockdown Longer Than People Had Expected
People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks.
They hope their sacrifice would bring the country's latest...
The Puzzling Plot Hole Of The Famous Jurassic Park Sequel
Jurassic Park 2 has a confusing plot hole in how the T-Rex killed the ship’s crew while trapped in the cargo hold—but this query...
A Hindsight Into The Bunker Price Outlook For 2021
VLSFO priced at a premium to Brent of 5-10% in the latter part of 2020.
Ongoing Coronavirus pandemic clouding crude outlook more than...
Top 5 Checks To Maintain Hatch Cover
Cargo holds are fitted with hatch covers to prevent the contact of cargo with air, moisture, weather and water and to avoid cargo from...
Refiners Go For Carbon Capture Renewables
Refiners using offsets from renewable fuels.
The switch to renewables using carbon capture programs comes from companies like Valero, ExxonMobil, Chevron
Emissions per...
Important DCSA Standards
Data must be generated and shared among all the stakeholders. There is also the issue of acceptance. This is especially important when it comes...
How Ventilation Affects Cargo ?
Ventilating the cargo is not merely allowing the outside air into the cargo hold, but it involves a precise process where a number of...
Way Ahead for IMO from 2021 Cyber Guidelines
The seaports are important avenues when it comes to cyber security risks and the last year targeting of IMO and several other shipping companies...
Underwater Robot To Clean Bio-fouling
A new underwater robot has been invented to clean ships to cut emissions and protect marine ecosystems, says an article published in World Economic...
The Job Market Remains Surprisingly Buoyant for Bunker Traders
Despite 2020's well-documented drop in global volumes and overall slowing of the global economy, the job market for bunker traders remains surprisingly buoyant, maritime...
France Prepares for ‘Second Pandemic’ As New Strain Sweeps
According to a BBC report, France's top medical adviser said on Sunday that a third national lockdown would probably soon be needed to combat...
Wärtsilä Extends Maintenance Agreement With Golar
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five year extension to its Optimised Maintenance agreement with Golar Management Norway.
The operator and manager of...
New Entrant on the Asia-Europe Trade Lane
A new entrant is to be set on the booming Asia – Europe container tradelane, says an article published in Splash247.
East-West Tradelane
China United Lines...
Super Tankers Destined To Scrapping Yards in 2021
Covid-19 destroys the market for supertankers that deliver about a fifth of the world’s crude oil.
This is to boom trade on the...
KSOE Wins DNV GL AiP for Wing Sail Propulsion
DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships...
Moderna Vaccine Appears Effective Against Variants
Moderna's Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa, say scientists...
Seri Everest Records To 911000 Barrels Of Ethane
Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP announced the first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), has been loaded under its previously announced joint venture with Satellite Petrochemical...
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...
