100 Reasons To Smile About in 2020

While this year seems especially hard, there are silver linings. Out of coronavirus comes creativity. Out of quarantine comes bonus time with family. Out...

12 Months of COVID Can Be the Turning Point in Saving...

According to a Guardian article written by Jonathan Watts the horrified year is coming to an end with a lockdown in several parts of...

Positive Stories from the Shipping Industry in 2020

With the pandemic and the 2020 sulphur cap, the shipping industry had a challenging time this year but despite all odds it sailed through...

UK Rollout Oxford Vaccine With A 12 Week Second Dose Plan

According to a Guardian report, the Oxford vaccine rollout plan has been changed over  concerns regarding giving millions the  first jab with a wait...

Uncrewed Surface Vehicles To Measure Pollock Abundance

This may be the first time data collected using uncrewed surface vehicles were used to help produce an annual estimate of abundance for a...

Top Maritime Stories in 2020

What a year! With 2020 coming to a close, gCaptain reports the top maritime stories that continued to make headlines all year long. IMO 2020 The...

MPA Singapore Revises The Number of Persons Onboard Pleasure Crafts

MPA Singapore in its latest PortMarine Circular, reminds all pleasure craft operators, owners and masters to comply with the measures stipulated in the COVID-19...

Panama Canal Opening in 2021 Offering 50 Feet of Draft

A year ago the Panama Canal faced with low rainfall in the basin, had to take measures to maintain operations, says an article published...

Singapore Prohibits Sign-on Crew With Travel History To The UK

According to a recent PortMarine Circular from MPA, Singapore has announced that from 23 December 2020, visitors with recent travel history to the UK...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Acquires Two Scrubber-fitted Ultramax Bulkcarriers

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. announces the acquisition of two modern scrubber-fitted ultramax bulk carriers, says a press release published on their website. Scrubber fitted vessels Eagle...

Genco Shipping & Trading Is Offloading Seven Handysizes

US-listed Genco Shipping & Trading is offloading seven handysizes, says an article publish in splash247. What Happened UK-based Tufton Oceanic is linked to six of the...

Sunny and Stormy Moments of Commercial Shipping Industry 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the global maritime transport. The pandemic waves have disrupted supply chains and cargo flows across the world. Global...

Times Square New Year’s Eve Event Will Have No Public Audience

This year's Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City will take place without a public audience. This decision has been...

Great Eastern to Become India’s Top Ship Owner

The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd has overtaken Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) to become India’s biggest ship owner by fleet size. ...

Google Assistant Ends This Year With ‘Corny’ New Year Song

Google Assistant is now singing a new year song on demand. It works on all Google Assistant-enabled devices. Devices with a display also...

Polarcus Bags 3D Project in Asia Pacific

Dubai-based offshore survey firm Polarcus has received a letter of award for providing 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia Pacific, reports Splash247. Polarcus project The...

Saskatchewan COVID-19 Vaccine To Hit Human Clinical Trials

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) is headed for human clinical trials, reports CBC. Health Canada...

$11b in 2 Months! That’s How Jack Ma’s Wealth Plunges After...

Increased scrutiny on Alibaba has hit other tech giants. China’s internet moguls are still $187 billion richer in 2020. Ma was poised to...

Beibu Gulf Port Records Robust Container Throughput

Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region saw its annual container throughput surpass 5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the...

Solo Rower Forced To Abandon Boat in a Dramatic Rescue

BBC Islands reporter Steven McKenzie writes for an article about The Atlantic rower Niall Iain's challenging third row and his experiences during the unexpected...