US Vaccine Drive To Ease the Damage From the Impending Pandemic
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says -- but the mass vaccination of the most vulnerable...
UK Vaccination Drive Hit With Supply Delays Over the Coming Weeks
Britain is facing a squeeze on supply of COVID-19 vaccines next month in part due to a delay in a shipment from India's...
Large Shipping Losses Have Decreased 38% Over The Decade
There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014,...
How Cold-water Washing Can Help Save Our Planet?
According to an article published in CNN, to save the planet, Tide wants people to quit using warm water for laundry in the process...
[Watch] Next-gen Car Carrier Fueled by LNG
The “CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN”, a car carrier fueled by LNG (liquefied natural gas) that had been under construction at Tadotsu Shipyard Co., Ltd., part...
Diana Shipping Announces Its US$ 11.25m Bulker Sale Deal
Diana Shipping Inc. signs an MoU to sell its Panamax Dry Bulk Vessel, says a press release published on their website.
The Memorandum of Agreement
Diana...
Anglo American Becomes Shipowner With Dual-fuel Capesize Duo Order
Anglo American orders construction of two LNG dual-fuel capesize bulk carriers at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, says an article published in Splash 247.
Anglo American becomes a...
Chartworld Announces Its $420m Worth Contracts
Chartworld orders mega boxship quartet at New Times, says an article in Splash 247.
About the contract
The Greek company Chartworld has signed a shipping contract...
Star Bulk Announces Acquisition Closing Of 6 Dry Bulk Vessels From...
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes announced that it has taken delivery of six...
Hapag-Lloyd Gets Hold of Africa’s NileDutch
Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch signed a sale and purchase agreement, says a press release published on their website.
The agreement
Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch signed a sale and...
Panama Seeks IMO Assistance in Helping Stuck Seafarers
Panama's authorities are seeking the assistance of the International Maritime Organization in helping the seafarers stuck on bulkers waiting off the coast of China...
Maersk Sets New Charter Highs
Maersk has set new charter highs, taking – or extending – three 4,600 teu classic panamaxes controlled by V Ships Hamburg, the Northern Priority, Northern Promotion and Northern...
Why Do Pirate Attacks Occur?
In early 1991 a few miles off of the coast of Somalia—just as Mohamed Siad Barre’s dictatorship was collapsing—the merchant vessel Naviluck was attacked by...
Malaysian Oil Signs A MoU With National Offshore Oil Corporation
Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday (15 March) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China National Offshore Oil...
Freight Rates Surge Up To 700% As Global Economies Commence Again
The transportation cost of containerised cargo across the world, including Pakistan, has increased by up to 700% due to an abnormal growth in imports...
GSBN’s New Incorporation Has Shareholders From Major Shipping Companies
Today the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) said it incorporated as a non-profit in Hong Kong. The blockchain shipping network that aims to digitize...
K Line Launches Proof of Concept To Accelerate DX Vessel Safety
K Line, in their news letter, has announced the installation of IP/MPLS solution with LTE communication proposed by NOKIA as Digital Transformation (DX) solution...
U.S. Talking To Several Countries About Extra COVID-19 Vaccine
According to the Reuters, Joe Biden has contacted several countries for the extra dose of Covid-19 vaccines.
Need more vaccines
In an interview with the President,...
Shipping Giants Look To ‘Greener’ Ships To Meet Climate Targets
Strain from a few of their largest clients is pushing corporations like world transport big Maersk to pollute much less after they transport items,...
LNG Charter Rates Hit Record Lows Supporting Strong Dispatches
LNG tanker charter rates have fallen to an all-time low in March, just two months after hitting all-time highs this past winter
The...
