Cruise Lines Need To Get Experts Onboard To Combat Diseases!
As always cruise ships are at the centre of global situation again and lawmakers across the globe can't take any action against them. Yes,...
Practical Information on The Coronavirus Situation
From a young researcher who had been transferred from Shenzhen to Wuhan to collaborate with the task force that is fighting the coronavirus epidemic,...
Inadequate Passage Planning Will Render a Vessel Unseaworthy!
The judgment maintains and highlights the need for shipowners to ensure that charts are kept fully up to date.
Urges careful accurate passage...
CoVid19 Economic Shock Scenarios
What Coronavirus could mean for the Global Economy, discusses an article in Harvard Business Review Home.
Economic shock
Indirect hit to confidence (wealth effect): A classic...
China Back To Normal As Ship Calls Returns To Previous Levels
As Europe and the US bring in increasingly restrictive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, figures f.rom Lloyd’s List Intelligence show ship calls...
Ship Banned for Violating Carriage Ban!
According to a Turkish Maritime News report, the Federal Transport Authority of the United Arab Emirates (FTA) has banned the Panama-flagged containership MSC Joanna...
Hazardous Cargo Carrying Ships Need To Sign Clean-Up Contract!
China has issued a circular regarding the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution coming from ships which mandate forging a clean-up contract with the...
Sluggish Panamax Demand Pulls Baltic Index Down By 1.3%
Baltic index fell 8 points, or 1.3%, to 623 on sluggish panamax demand.
The panamax index shed 37 points, or 3.7%, to 970.
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Supertanker Rates Jumped To $180,000 Per Day As OPEC Opens Crude...
Tanker rates soaring as OPEC opens oil taps.
Major producers scrambled to secure vessels to ship more crude.
Buyers took advantage of plunging...
[FAQ] How To Tackle Coronavirus Negative Effect Risks?
According to an article published in Compliance Week and authored by Aaron Nicodemus, Companies are at wit's end wondering how to handle risks the...
How To Tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak Anxiety Amidst A Lockdown?
How did the people of Hubei deal with the lockdown as Covid-19 spread worldwide? Lillian Yang in an article published in The Guardian reveals...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 11, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 11th week of this year. The report dated 13th March 2020 provides a valuable...
IMO To Issue Safety Guidelines for Diving
IMO has given the go-ahead to revise and update its commercial diving safety codes and guidelines.
A special group is to be set...
Global Deaths and Infections Due To Coronavirus Overtake China
Global deaths and infections have surpassed those inside China for the first time.
Infections have grown to more than 87,000 while cases inside...
Defendants Get Acquitted from Oil Cargo Claims
The Vestre Landsret ruled on a case in which Stena Oil AB had brought a claim for compensation of approximately $6.5 million against...
Coronavirus Mayhem: EU States Record Higher One-Day Mortality
Three European states bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day.
The World...
IMO Gives A Nod To the SOLAS Amendments
IMO agrees to amendments and changes to SOLAS guidelines on ship systems and equipment.
Minor modifications were made to the SOLAS amendments in...
Coronavirus Global Economic Slowdown To Affect the Small & Mid Size...
In a major development, McKinsey has put forward their insight on the Coronavirus pandemic stating that a range of outcomes is possible and decision-makers...
Shipping Caught in the Energy Battle To Find the Correct Decarbonization...
As economics and environmental strategies develop, we are on a constant struggle to identify the energy-efficient method that has the least environmental impact. Whether...
‘No Meetings, Work from Home’ Declares IMO As It Shutdown Headquarter!
As Europe moved towards a shutdown due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the pandemic epicenter, the UN's Shipping Agency, that is the...
