Genomic Study Identifies COVID19 Susceptibility of Animals

Scientists from different parts of the world used genomic analysis to compare the main cellular receptor for the virus in humans. It is...

2 Cargo Vessels Meet With Accident

Maritime Bulletin reports 2 cargo ship accidents in the EU waters and China. EU waters Dutch general cargo ship was disabled on August 25 while en...

Leading Trading Firms Take Over Fuel Storage Leases

Trafigura and Gunvor have taken over storage space in Singapore previously controlled by Singaporean outfit Hin Leong. The move by the two firms...

Fuel Services Technical Lead Hired for “New Testing Facility​​​​​​​”

Brookes Bell has hired a Fuel Services Technical Lead with more than 15 years of experience in environmental testing, to establish and manage...

Stowaways Taking Cargo Carriers To Reach Europe

Europe has seen an uptick of incoming stowaways by merchant ships. Four stowaways of Algerian origin were found on board of general cargo...

Bunker Tankers Detained for Selling Fuel Illegally

MMEA detained three bunker tankers which they believe were illegally selling bunker fuel to Vietnamese fishermen in the Terengganu territory of the South...

Container Shipping Going Through A Radical Change

According to a Container News article written by Nick Savvides, Managing Editor of container news, the world of container shipping is up for a...

[Answer] How To ‘Track Trace Treat’ Suspected COVID Cases in a...

As the pandemic deepened it has become crucial to properly track, trace and treat covid19 patients, especially in a ship. let's take a look...

Africa Declared Polio Free, Lessons for COVID19 Vaccination

Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission, reports BBC. Polio usually affects children under...

China Claims ‘World’s First COVID19 Vaccine’ Approval, Started Vaccinating Last Month

China says it began public use of coronavirus vaccine a month ago, bypassing clinical trials. Beijing health officials said  they began dosing some medical...

Chinese Old Fashioned Vaccine Touted To Be the Gamechanger COVID19 Vaccine

Many of the 200-plus Covid-19 vaccine projects under way around the world are focused on new technologies—inoculations based on messenger RNA, for example, or genetically...

Container Lines Reap Profits Despite COVID-19

Q2 financial reporting season is in full swing among container lines. Q2 figures published by listed container lines reveal a very different story. ...

Supply Cuts in LSFO Show Stable Bunker Demand

According to an article published in Platts, with supply cuts across the Asian low sulfur market and stable bunker demand in Singapore, margins have...

CMA CGM Dispatches ‘A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon’

CMA CGM Group’s ro-ro vessels have been dispatched to Lebanon. It has mobilized its expertise to transport the load to the nation battered...

Captain of Ship in Mauritius Oil Spill Arrested

Captain of the ship that spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil off the coast of Mauritius has been arrested. He has been charged...

S. Korean Shipyard Bags US$409 million New Build Order

Korea Shipbuilding bags US$409 million order for 10 petrochemical carriers. The 50,000-ton vessels will be built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., and delivered...

Chartwell, Diverse & HST Join Hands in Reducing Overall Carbon Footprint

Chartwell Marine seal a contract to design and deliver a new hybrid Chartwell 24 CTV for HST.  Reduces vessel emissions and fuel consumption...

Container Shipping Giants CMA CGM & Hapag Lloyd Revise Service Charges

CMA CGM’s increased freight of all kinds (FAK) rates will be in effect from 1 September and not beyond 30 September. The Marseille-based...

Maersk Predicts a Pre-Covid Volume Return Amid “Massive Problem”

Maersk announced a significant increase in operating earnings in Q2. Forecasts to see a return to pre-COVID cargo volume levels within a year's...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 34, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 34th week of this year. The report dated 21st August 2020 provides a valuable insight...