K Line & ShipDC Agrees To Share Operational Data
K Line and ShipDC have agreed to share operational data of the entire K Line fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions, says a...
Covid Drives Leading Oil Company To First Loss In A Decade
BP has reported a loss of $5.69bn (£4.15bn) for last year after a collapse in global oil demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, compared with...
Castor Maritime Inc. Announces Its $15.85m Purchase Deal
Castor Maritime Inc., announces the purchase of a 2010 Japan-built Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier for a price of $15.85 million, says a press release...
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...
Covid 19 Cases Decline & Summer Holidays In UK Possible, Says...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is "optimistic" people will be able to have summer holidays this year - but it depends on...
De Nora Pioneers in Electrochlorination Ballast Water Treatment
De Nora Marine Technologies has pioneered a method of electrochlorination ballast water treatment.
The disinfectant that eliminates aquatic invasive species is generated from...
Qatar Petroleum’s Leap Step To Decarbonisation
Qatar Petroleum pursues to replace its existing bunker fuel for ships with LNG in a phased manner.
It will significantly reduce QP’s total...
Platts Launches A New Dry Bulk Weighted Average Index
Platts has launched a new dry bulk weighted average index – APSI 5 – for Supramax class bulkers, effective February 1, 2021.
Platts...
Dry Bulk Sector Welcomes New Safety Standards
INTERCARGO and RightShip are founding partners of DryBMS, a quality standard for the dry bulk sector.
Safety, environmental and operational excellence are promoted through...
Cargo Ship Rescued, 13 People Floating Near Alcester
Thirteen people missing for a week in waters off Papua New Guinea after their boat broke down have been found alive with the help...
Fatal Fall From Inappropriate Portable Ladder
The Britannia P&I Club, in its BSafe campaign, reports the incident where an AB had a fatal fall from a portable ladder onboard a...
Euronav Switches To Suezmax Resales
Euronav has switched its buying focus from VLCCs to suezmaxes, writes Sam Chambers for Splash247.
Euronav swoops for resales
Clarksons Research reports that the Belgian tanker...
Demand Surge in Container Shipping Depletes Charter Market
The unexpected demand recovery in the container shipping sector driven primarily by the US-based demand surge has seen the charter market depleted of available...
Ordinary Medications That Impact on Serious Mental Behaviours
An extract from stories for BBC Future’s “Best of 2020” collection reveals the strange effects of medications that does not directly affect the body...
Ultramax Stays Strong Amid Slipping Capesize
Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 4th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated...
4 Innovative Ideas Royal Caribbean Has For The Future
Technology innovates constantly, and Royal Caribbean has never been one to shy away from leveraging new advances to improve the guest experience, reports Royal...
How COVID19 Mutations Have Altered the Course of Pandemic
Understanding what is driving new variants of the coronavirus to appear and what the changes mean will be crucial in our arms race against...
Comfort for Crew A Good Sign for Seafarers
It is a good sign for seafarers and the industry that there is so much rallying around behind the Neptune Declaration and pressure is...
Industry Welcomes Nor-Shipping’s January Move
A Nor-Shipping in winter? Just one short year ago the suggestion would have been met with an air of disbelief. But now, with plans...
Investors Want Seafarers’ COVID Crisis To End
A group of leading investors on Wednesday called for an end to a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck on ships for...
