Asia Opens Upto LNG As It Turns Out To Be The...
According to an Argus Media report, LNG is slowly becoming the best alternative bunker fuel and Asia has woken upto it.
The Most Scalable Alternative...
Thoughts on Organizational Culture
The word “Culture” is increasingly in use while discussing big organizations. It is said to contribute to exponential growth of organizations.
What actually is Culture?
MIT...
IMO Chief Lambasts the ‘No Crew Change’ Clause
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken out against “no crew change” clauses in charterparties.
He pointed out that such clauses exacerbate the dire situation of stranded...
Golden Union Buys Newcastlemax at Attractive Price
Over the weekend one of the more modern newcastlemaxes to be marketed founded new owners.
Its full steam ahead for cape owners, battling...
France Bans Freights from UK, After New Strains
France decides to block lorries arriving from the UK for 48 hours in response to the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19.
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Ships Race To Reposition Containers Globally
Ninety-five percent of coffee imports in the US and Europe arrive in containers.
The containers are unloaded and returned to port with outbound...
IMO To Consider Example of Bunker License
An IMO correspondence group has been set up to “review and amend, as appropriate, the indicative example of a license for fuel oil...
Lack of Proper Safety Procedures Leads To Barge Explosion
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a marine accident report detailing the investigation of explosion of barge IB1940.
The Incident
About 0930 on November 4,...
NYK Expands IoS-OP Linked Fleet To 200 Vessels
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) have agreed to use the latter’s IoS-OP to share data received from...
Panamax & Handysize Market Remain Positive With Holidays Kicking In
Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 51st week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
How Yachts are Dispatched To Warmer Destinations?
An article published in Block Island Times showed difficulties faced by yacht transport services through real examples.
Newport Harbor has always been a place where...
Autonomous Ships – Future Of The Maritime Industry
If we go by its own forecasts the future of the maritime sector could include a hundred-and-fifty-tonne vessels which will cross the oceans without...
Matson’s Takes Delivery of Matsonia
A leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today took delivery of Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class combination container ships built for...
High Alert Over A Mutated Coronavirus Strain That Travels Faster
Britain on high alert as new strain of the novel coronavirus transmits in UK
New strain could be causing more transmission.
Scientists alarmed...
Abandoned Seafarers and the Ruthless Hardships in Sea
You wouldn’t wish such a situation on your worst enemy, yes trapped aboard massive ships under the control of foreign ports.
Some of...
How Windward Helps Ensuring A More Transparent Maritime Trade
Founded in 2010, the Tel Aviv-based company analyzes marine data to help customers understand maritime risk that comes with ship movement, cargo, and other...
New Variant of Covid 19 Keeps UK Aloof from Other Nations
More countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
Hong Kong has...
China and Its Biodegradable Plastic Problems
A massive increase in biodegradable plastic production in China is outpacing the country's ability to degrade the materials.
According to Greenpeace, 36 companies...
Inside Carnival’s New 180,000 ton Cruise Ship
The huge cruise ship has been delivered to cruise company Carnival Cruise Line.
It was set to launch in 2020 but was pushed...
Cargo Ship Attacked, Rising Piracy Risk
A container ship owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S was attacked off the West African coast, prompting the company to warn of a rising risk...
