The Giants Of Shipping, Tugboats and its Impacts
When there is lesser traffic on the outports, the ‘giants’ ply their trade by traveling from port to port.
Given the priority...
Crew Stabbed & Murdered in Container Ship
A Filipino crew attacked another crew with knives on board of container ship MSC RAVENNA on Sep 20.
Not only health checks and...
Rusting & Abandoned Oil Tanker At Risk of Oil Spill
An abandoned oil tanker is currently at risk of spilling 157,000 tonnes of crude oil into the Red Sea.
Labour calls for immediate...
[Answer] How Cognitive Analytics & AI Helps in Ship Maintenance?
Shipowners are often aggravated about ship maintenance issues and with new fuel regulation in place from early 2020, the challenge is greater. However, modern...
Cloud Over AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine Related Illness
As US health authorities consider whether to allow AstraZeneca to resume the clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine, crucial questions remain about neurological illnesses...
Study Shows Vitamin D Aids in COVID19 Prevention
Sufficient levels of Vitamin D can prevent Covid-19 patients’ condition from deteriorating and it can even reduce the need for oxygen, a study by...
Top 3 Oil Tanker Stocks For Q4 2020
The oil tanker industry is involved in the transportation and storage of crude oil, natural gas, and related products.
The depressed demand for oil due...
FMC Issues Warning on ‘Trade Collusion’ Between Container Shipping Lines
US ocean regulator the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has fired a warning shot across the bows of container shipping lines, saying it will head...
Increased Road and Rail Freight Rates Endangering US Imports
US importers and domestic shippers are facing more pain from increasing road and rail freight rates.
Despite a boost in retail sales, US...
Putting Out Fire In The VLCC Explosion Saves Marine Environment
The process of putting out the fire on ‘MT New Diamond’ averted a serious disaster which would have threatened the marine environment of...
Fire Aboard USCG Cutter Waesche in Dramatic Frames
A fire broke out Sunday aboard the U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter Waesche while the ship was underway in the U.S. 7th...
USCG Refiners Cite ‘Compatibility Issues’ With Fuel Blending
A dip in aviation demand has cut jet fuel prices low enough for blending into marine fuels.
Jet fuel is more likely being...
HMM Unveils New Land-Based ‘Fleet Control Centre’
HMM has opened a comprehensive fleet control center for the safe and efficient real-time monitoring of smart ships built or ordered by the...
Defence Troops Deployed To Help Contain COVID-19 on Bulk Carrier
Australian soldiers are being deployed to Port Hedland to help contain a coronavirus outbreak on a bulk carrier that last changed crews in...
[Watch] Fire Aboard Containership
Fire erupted on board of container ship X-PRESS GODAVARI, anchored off Kolkata, eastern India, Bay of Bengal.
The ship is loaded with 506...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 39, 2020
The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 39th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
How To Invest When Container Rates on Fire?
Containers have wrestled the ocean-shipping headlines away from tankers and bulkers as stratospheric China-to-California box rates approach $4,000 per forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU), writes...
World’s First Blue Ammonia Cargo Shipped
According to a Platts report, Saudi Arabia has shipped its maiden blue ammonia cargo to Japan to burn possibly together with coal and natural...
Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine 99% Efficient in Single Dose
There is some good news on Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine as trials show even one dose of their vaccine is effective against the...
COVID19 Vaccinations Doesn’t Mean End To Masks
According to a CNN report, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that even an effective Covid-19 vaccine won't replace the need for other public health...
