How Does The WHO Defend Itself Against The Charges Levelled by...
According to the US President Donald Trump, the World Health Organization (WHO) has mismanaged and helped to cover up the spread of the...
Crew Change Fiasco: Ships Diverge To Drop Overworked Staff!
Crew change crisis takes a new turn with ships deviating to India to drop overworked staff.
Seafarers and their families have been pouring...
Global COVID-19 Response: Countries Call for Independent Virus Probe!
Australia was the first nation to call for an independent inquiry into the origin of COVID-19. The Government is claiming credit for "toughening...
Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The novel coronavirus has touched off another stealthy and growing public health crisis that calls for an equally matched emergency response.
Exposed individuals...
Bahri Adds New Dry-Bulk Carrier To Its Industry-Leading Fleet
Bahri has announced the delivery of the new dry-bulk carrier - Sara.
The vessel increases the company’s fleet of dry-bulk carriers to six...
How Badly Will Shipping Be Battered As COVID-19 Progresses?
Most shipping sectors will see more than 200 closures in the coming months and years.
Half of the active yards have not seen...
How Tankers Are Faring in The Current COVID19 Scenario?
Gregory Vousvounis provides his opinion on first-quarter earnings and describes what the market is missing.
Fleet shrinkage is due to product tankers switching...
How Clean & Healthy Ocean Can Save Us from Pandemics Like...
Ocean organisms immensely contributing to biomedical science and biotechnology.
New laboratory techniques have been developed as a marker of gene expression.
A green...
Unprecedented Rush for Charters and Freighters As Cargoes Pile-up
There is a crazy rush for charter flights and pax-freighters from China.
They are instrumental in carrying millions of tons of PPE kits...
Feeder Volume Collapse Results in Baltic Feeder Suspension!
In a major development, Hapag-Lloyd has announced that they are suspending three of their six North European feeder services, as volumes in the region...
Maersk Reasonable Q1 Profits As Tougher Times Ahead!
According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, Maersk has said that it expects container volumes to contract by 25% in the second...
COVID19 Crew Repatriation Uncertainty Spark Deaths & Hunger Strikes!
According to a Guardian report, the plight of crews dying of hunger and disease has been highlighted by the apparent suicide of a Ukrainian...
State Bailouts Unfair Competitive Advantage for Carriers!
With Europe’s CMA CGM becoming the latest major container line to tap state aid, there are growing concerns that carriers will not compete on...
COVID19 To Make The US Experience ‘Darkest Winter in Modern...
According to a CNN report, a key federal office director has said that the US is likely to face unprecedented illness and fatalities as...
Pirate Attack Thwarted in Gulf of Aden!
Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed.
The pirates approached the Stolt Apal...
Thun Tankers Orders Its Second NaabsaMAX Product Tanker
Thun Tankers BV has placed an order for a second 4,250-deadweight product tanker, says a press release published on their website.
Second order placed
Thun Tankers...
[Watch] COVID19 Recovered Patients Speaks About Recovering from the Disease!
Around half of patients with Covid-19 do not survive intensive care. But for those that do, many face a prolonged recovery, both physically and...
Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Autonomous Ship Framework from ClassNK!
NYK and its group company MTI Co. Ltd. receive approval in principle (AiP) for an autonomous ship framework.
This is currently being developed...
China Focuses on Post-pandemic Maritime Activity!
In April, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning passed between two Japanese islands, Okinawa's main island and Miyakojima, in the East China Sea with...
Recommendations Issued To Handle Cyber Attack Threats
Cyber attacks have become an expanding and real threat to vessels which have shifted the risk from internal vulnerabilities to external ones. International Association...