Swiss Government Proposes A Tonnage Tax For Maritime Activities
René Zulauf and Manuel Angehrn of Deloitte Switzerland look at how the federal government has planned to boost the country’s attractiveness as an international...
The Stories Behind The Pictures Taken During The Pandemic
It was a harrowing scene. A 92-year-old man was barely breathing and had extremely low oxygen levels, and emergency medical technicians wanted to intubate...
Older People Vulnerable of Getting Covid 19 Twice
An analysis of millions of coronavirus test results in Denmark suggests that natural infection with SARS-CoV-2 protects against reinfection in most people.
But...
Repsol Achieves a New Milestone
The Fure Vinga vessel was supplied with 420 m3 of liquefied natural gas. The operation was organized by Repsol with the collaboration of Enagás, which...
Hunan Shunda Contracts For Another Ultramax With New Dayang
According to an article published in Splash247, Chinese inland shipping firm Hunan Shunda International Logistics has entered into a newbuilding contract with New Dayang...
NIBC Widens Lease Partnership With Damen
NIBC Bank, Damen Ship Lease and Damen Financial Services digitally shook hands for a multi-year partnership in the field of ship leasing, says an...
Hapag Lloyd Recoils From Result Specification Owing To Covid Uncertainty
German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd said it almost tripled its net result in 2020 due to lower costs and higher freight rates, but shied away...
Tsakos Set To Join Cargill-Maersk Tankers Pool Placing 3 MRs
Tsakos Group to join the Cargill-Maersk Tankers joint MR pool this month, entering three vessels, tweets Maersk.
Vessels entering the pool
Greek owner Tsakos Group joins...
Naval Frigate Dispatched To Combat Piracy in GoG
The Danish frigate is to be deployed in the Gulf of Guinea to fight piracy.
The vessel will have the mandate needed to...
Analysts Predict A Booming Global Economy in 2021
The global economy will accelerate in 2021, though with significant variation around the world, writes Bill Conerly for Forbes.
Rebounds in goods trade
The world will...
Siemens Launches New Cloud-based Solution To Increase Freight Efficiency
Siemens new Cloud-based solution enables energy consumption to be monitored at several key sites.
It’s the latest example of how services connected to...
MOL Ventures Into Liquefied CO2 Business With Their New Investment
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., in their press release, has announced their investment in Norway-based Larvik Shipping AS, a ship management company for liquefied CO2...
Seafarers In Crew Change Crisis Due To New Covid Variants Rise...
Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed...
Scrubber-fitted Ships Doubled After IMO 2020 Launch
According to BIMCO data, the number of scrubber-fitted ships has nearly doubled from 2,011 ships to 3,935, says an article published in Offshore Energy.
Scrubber-fitted...
MAN Energy Demonstrates World’s First ME-GA Engine
Low-pressure addition to MAN B&W dual-fuel portfolio unveiled in Copenhagen
New engine an Otto-cycle variant of the successful ME-GI engine.
The latest milestone...
Container Collapse Can Cause PTSD for Seafarers, Warns CSSS
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) urges that container stack collapse can cause physical and psychological impact on the seafarers, says an article published in...
[Watch] Completion of Liza Unity FPSO Topsides Campaign
Watch scenes from the completion of the topsides lifting campaign for SBM Offshore’s FPSO Liza Unity, the first vessel built under the revolutionary Fast4Ward®...
Who May Be Held Liable for Accidents Caused by Seaman Fatigue?
The Jones Act outlines who may be held responsible for seamen injury or illness. The Jones Act requires employers to provide three no-fault benefits...
AIS TIPS To Minimize Risk
"Proper function of the AIS is dependent on accurate vessel data entry, including entering the proper ship type code and the full length of...
Prepare & Prevent Fuel Spray Fires
Fuel spray fires involving fuel leakages contacting hot surfaces and igniting happen too frequently onboard vessels. Various marine safety organizations, such as the IMO...
