Gasum Launches 45 mins Bunkering Operation Speed Station
Finland’s state-owned gas firm Gasum has opened a new LNG bunkering station at Sweden’s Nynashamn port located at the Port of Stockholm premises.
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Safety Precautions for Safe Cargo Fumigation
A recently published article in Skuld written by Martin Øhre deals with the fumigants that continue to cause to and take lives of seafarers....
First ‘Driverless Ships’ To Be Available By 2023
Europe is gearing up for driverless (autonomous) ships, and planning autonomous ports too, writes Andrew Rosenbaum for Cyprus Mail.
Autonomous shipping
The Russian Maritime Register of...
Carbon Emissions To Be Documented in PSC Inspections
By 30 June 2020, ships that used EU ports in 2019 must carry onboard a document certifying that they follow EU regulation for monitoring...
Baltic Index Registers Seventh Straight Weekly Gain
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to register a seventh straight weekly gain on July 3, as demand gained steam across all...
MSC 11-Vessel Raid on Long Time Charters
MSC takes advantage of the depressed charter market agreeing to snap up eleven 8,000-8,800 teu utility vessels on long-term charters at discounted rates.
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Crew Change Crisis Exposes the Human Cost of COVID19 Pandemic
According to Seatrade Maritime News report, two webinars around last Thursday’s Day of the Seafarer drew attention to the misery of some 400,000 stranded...
$8.8m Cruise Ship Cleaning System Ordered By European Shipyards
According to a Marine Link report, Vow ASA subsidiary Scanship said it has been awarded a 7.8 million-euro contract ($8.8 million) for its cruise...
Tanker Damages Port Bow Bulwark
A recently published article in the maritime bulletin written by Erofey Schkvarkin reveals that there was no collision between a Suezmax tanker and an...
TORM Imports Data from SERTICA for Remote DNV GL Surveys
Tanker company TORM saves time in remote DNV GL surveys with data from SERTICA, says a press release published on SERTICA website.
Data imported from...
China Using Optimized Ship To Shore Digital Solution
Dualog, a maritime digital platform provider, announced that The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has begun the testing phase of the Dualog Drive application.
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US Stocks Wrap Up Best Quarter in More Than 20 Years!
Stocks overcame weeks of uncertainty, social unrest and a resurgence in coronavirus infections to finish one of Wall Street’s best quarters in history.
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Similar COVID19 Viruses Found in Pangolins
According to an article published in the Science Alert, a search for the 'missing link' in the chain of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has...
World’s First Alcoholic Ice Cream Parlour
According to an article published in the Times Leader, Pennsylvania’s first alcoholic ice cream shop has made its way to Wilkes-Barre after a year...
Marine Plastic Recovery Vessel Collects 100 Ton Ocean Debris
In a major development, the Ocean Voyages Institute announced that they have removed 103 tons of plastics from the ocean by using their flagship...
US Takes World’s Remdesivir Stock , Nearing 100,000 Cases A Day
In a major development, the US has secured the world stock of the covid19 drug remdesivir as infections rage over the country, reports the...
Will You Have To Wear A Mask on Your Next Cruise?
Cruise passengers might have to wear masks when they sail, at least some of the time.
Masks, whether homemade or medical grade, have...
[Watch] How a Ship Sinks After a Torpedo Attack
A recently published article in the Sofrep deals with breaking of decomissioned ship and making it to sink with a torpedo attack.
Ship breaks and...
Coronavirus Develops HIV like Tentacles To Infect More Cells
The coronavirus has evolved in multiple ways to infect more cells
New research caught the virus with HIV like filopodia tentacles infecting healthy...
[Infographics] How To Take Care of Mental Health in Times of...
There are several factors that can impact seafarers’ mental health, such as job stress, family pressures, and limited shore leave.
Being away at sea can...