More Digital Transformation More Data Services Demand

According to maritime analytics and AIS company, the increasing demand for data services is an expression of the overall digital transformation of the industry,...

July LNG Floating Storage Boosted by Wider Price Contango & High...

Steady rise of floating LNG carriers with over 25 LNG ships in the week starting July 12.  Traders and portfolio participants take advantage...

Facebook To Build 4 Digital Payment Platforms

  The Facebook is building out a payments infrastructure around the world to position its four popular digital platforms. They are Facebook, Messenger, Instagram...

ReCAAP Calls for Strict Law Enforcement To Curb Piracy and Armed...

A total of 51 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (comprising 50 actual incidents and one attempted incident) were reported in Asia...

Discharging Cargo from Ship Under Arrest Legally Fatal

International Law Office has published an interesting news on how to discharge cargo from ships that are arrested.  The key aspects pertaining to this...

New Member in Global Ocean Alliance for Sustainable and Healthy Oceans

Canada has joined the United Kingdom and other countries in the Global Ocean Alliance. The Alliance’s goal is to advocate with international partners...

Tanker Stocks Collapse To Fresh 52-Week Low

FreightWaves ran the numbers on the larger U.S.-listed ship owners — and not to rub salt in the wound, but the numbers are...

How COVID-19 Has Shocked Economies Around The World?

The global economy will contract given the sudden stop to large swathes of activity. There is an income loss in the manufacturing and...

How COVID-19 Catapulted Into An Economic Cataclysm?

COVID-19 has accentuated ecological, epidemiological, and economic vulnerabilities. These factors have been imposed by capitalism are further aggravated by COVID-19. Emergence of catastrophe...

13 Crew Kidnapped in Tanker Attack

A chemical tanker was attacked by pirates and 13 crew members taken as hostage. The ship is currently drifting with limited manpower onboard. ...

Vaccine Trials Advance in Race for Virus Protection

Moderna, AstraZeneca, and China's CanSino are among the leading candidates. China, Europe, and the U.S. report positive developments in trials of their shots. ...

Gulf of Guinea Becomes ‘Violent Zone’ As Pirate Attacks Rises

Crew kidnappings surge in seas off West Africa, IMB reports. IMB PRC recorded 98 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first...

BSM Launches Simulator Facility To Boost Crew Trainings

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), has launched a new Liquid Cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus. This, combined with a...

MOL’s LNG-Fuelled Vessels Earn “Eco Friendly” Ratings

LNG-fueled Ishin, Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki Earn Top Energy Conservation Rating for Japanese Coastal Ships. The rating is based on LNG-fueled ships...

Oxford University To Release Data on COVID19 Vaccine

According to a Reuters report, early-stage human trial data on a vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will be published on July...

Microsoft To Play Big in Connecting Skills To Opportunities

Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world...

The Emergence of A New Sea Corridor and Its Impact on...

Iran has announced a sea corridor for commercial exchange with Russia and India as an alternative to the Egyptian Suez Canal. It  raises...

Musical Ship Concert Shows The Way for Pandemic Traveling

The pandemic has toppled the life of many people but none are in a more hapless condition than those stuck on ships. Today we...

Ship Loses 23 Containers Overboard in Rough Weather

Container ship lost up to 23 containers overboard at night Jul 14 while being anchored at Algoa Bay, South Africa, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? SAMSA...

Diamond Princess Study Reveal the Role of AC’s in COVID19 Spread

According to an article published in SFGate, a new, unpublished study of data collected during the COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship...