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...
ONE Containership Fleet Makes Extra Calls To Conduct Crew Change
Around 15% of containerships fleet of Ocean Network Express (ONE) made extra calls last year to conduct crew changes, reports Seatrade Maritime News.
Crew change...
Global Leaders Warned Off ‘Key Workers’ & Supply Chain Disruption
The fate of more than 200,000 seafarers who play a crucial role in keeping global trade flowing is being labelled a "humanitarian crisis...
Shipping Corporation Debts, Should Shareholders Be Worried About
The Shipping Corporation of India Limited (NSE:SCI) does have debt on its balance sheet. But should shareholders be worried about its use of debt?
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[Watch] Arecibo Radio Telescope Collapse
The massive Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed on itself overnight. The catastrophic failure had been predicted by engineers after the telescope suffered two...
U.S. Oil Industry Concerned, Biden Focuses On Clean Energy
Biden takes steps to pause sales of oil and gas leases on federal land, cancel the Keystone XL pipeline & expand the government’s...
Salvors Prepare For Third Slicing Of Capsized Carrier
Salvors continued last week to prepare for the third chain cut through the hull of capsized vehicles carrier Golden Ray (IMO 9775816), reports Insurance Marine...
CMES Reports $18.8m Estimated Total Loss
China Merchants Energy Transportation (CMES) reported an estimated total loss of RMB121.6m ($18.8m) across 14 bulkers it has chartered in, reports Splash 247.
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Shattered Schedule Recovery Resulting Delayed Sailings
More ships are being held at departure ports in Asia for a week or more, as carriers wrestle with the recovery of their shattered...
IMO 2050, Decarbonization & Digital Technologies Challenges
There has been an increasing pressure for shipowners to sharpen their environmental performance, driven by IMO 2050, regional regulations.
As a result, market...