IMO Presses for Unified Port Protocol Solutions To Prevent COVID19 Disruptions!

According to maritime bodies, the shipping industry must be prioritised as new restrictions surrounding the response to the Covid-19 pandemic come into force and...

Industry Outlook Has Turned Negative! Price Guidance for Sale Impossible!

  Three-week lockdown to slow down the spread of Coronavirus has completely halted ship recycling activities. Ships scheduled to arrive at Alang have been...

Coronavirus Outbreak Onboard! Cruise Ship Defies Orders To Leave Port!

Artania cruise ship stand-off continues in Australia, in spite of Australian Border Force ordering the Artania to depart Fremantle. Ship's passengers were evacuated...

Major Ports Declare “Force Majeure” Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Indian Ports declare Force Majeure due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Indian LNG importers Petronet LNG, Gujarat State Petroleum, and GAIL have also issued...

How Ship Operators Should Tackle COVID-19 Shipping Challenges?

The pandemic’s effect on businesses and personal lives are beginning to show. Disruption to the human lives is too much when compared to...

Labs Fill Up the COVID Testing Void With Innovative Fast Kits!

As COVId19 pandemic takes the world by storm, everyone everywhere is looking for feasible tests which can be done at fast pace and can...

COVID19 Leads To Unusual Pandemic Necessities in Goods & Services!

The COVID19 Pandemic has opened up new items of necesssities across the world as people stay at home and work remotely, reports Benziga. Here's a...

World’s First Zero Emission Electric Tankers!

According to media reports, Japanese shipping company Asahi Tanker has decided to build the world’s first two zero-emission electrically powered bunker tankers. About the Project ...

[Watch] How Robots Have Joined the Battle Against Coronavirus

Watch Robots join in the battle against the deadly coronavirus helping medical staff in the infectious environment, the amount of doctor-patient contact with coronavirus-infected...

New Innovative Gate Rudder System To Reduce Operational Costs!

Gate rudder technology lowers fuel consumption and reduces emissions Better manoeuvrability & course stability in both calm and rough seas An innovative design...

Increased Ship Strikes Necessitate “A Broader Area for Ships”!

Warming ocean temperatures are causing some species of whales to stray more frequently into shipping lanes for food. The number of strikes off...

LNG Shipping Up for A ‘New Normal’ As COVID19 Intensifies!

According to a Drewry report, the development of mega LNG liquefaction projects continues to suffer in a coronavirus (COVID-19)-impacted market with low demand, historically...

COVID19 Enters Containershipping , As First Cases Amongst Seafarers’ Emerge!

In what seems to be the first COVID19 cases emerging out of a containership, the Maersk Group has confirmed that five seafarers aboard the...

BCG Vaccine Protecting People Against Coronavirus?

According to an article published in then Sun, an anti-tuberculous vaccine that was given to thousands of British schoolchildren could protect against coronavirus, experts...

[Infographic] Customers Buying Less Cars Due To Coronavirus Infographic

Restrictions due to Coronavirus pandemic have affected the supply chains of big companies such as industrial equipment manufacturer JCB and carmaker Nissan, reports BBC. Shops...

Industry Opts Remote Surveys To Face New COVID-19 Outbreak Challenges

LISCR opts for RINA’s remote surveys on the rise amid COVID-19 outbreak. Decision of LISCR to be shortly be followed by other Flag...

Tanker Collides With Freighter!

Korean tanker collided with Japanese freighter in Kawasaki waters on April 01, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Korean tanker SUNRISE SAMBU collided with Japanese cargo ship...

Covid19 War! How Tech and Humanity Converge!

Futureloop in its special Pandemic edition, explains how people, tech and tools are converging to overcome COVID-19.  Here’s an excerpt of those updates on how...

Floating Oil Storage Reaches New Record! 80 Million Barrels Stored!

Oil traders are storing as much as 80 million barrels of oil on tankers at sea, with further ships being sought as land...

LNG Suppliers on a Frantic Run To Cut Floating Storage Positions

LNG suppliers eye Thailand, Turkey, Japan to cut unwanted floating storage. Floating storage volumes could rise in coming weeks. No economic incentive to...