How To Convince 50% Americans To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Antivaccine activists were already hinting on Twitter that the virus was a scam. 10% of the Facebook pages run by people asking questions...

MSC Launches New Service To Update Their ‘Intra-Asian’ Network

MSC announced its Golden Horn service, complementing its existing intra-Asia network and linking China, Korea and the east Russia coast, effective from week...

Chinese Ports Shut Down As Cargo Crews Test COVID19 Positive

Chinese authorities have tightened screening of crew members on vessels arriving at ports after several cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on a single...

Fuel Oil Stocks Tumble Amid ‘Six-Month High’ Exports

Singapore’s residual fuel oil inventories fell 2% in the week as export volumes jumped to a near six-month high. Residual fuel stocks were...

USCG Makes Changes To BWM Reporting Form

On 20 July 2020, the United States Coast Guard adopted revisions to its Ballast Water Management (BWM) Reporting Form. The new reporting form...

How Air Cargo Is Preparing for Vaccine Delivery?

As the air cargo industry prepares for a Covid-19 vaccine, some experts are warning of logistical challenges for worldwide distribution, writes Sam Whelan in...

Containerships Beating Tankers on Scrubber Retrofits

As the 2020 debate shifted from scrubbers to covid19, a steady uptick in scrubber retrofit is seen Containerships seem to have opened up...

A Look Inside the World’s Biggest Container Ship

HMM St Petersburg has been completed at the Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard. It has some interior work, including the installation of automation systems...

What Lies Behind the Russian Vaccine Press Release

In a startling and confusing move, Russia has claimed that it has approved the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, as the nation’s Ministry of Health...

[Watch] Dr. Fauci Has Doubts on the Russian COVID19 Vaccine Safety

Russia's Sputnik Vaccine has flared up apprehension about vaccine safety and security Dr. Anthony Fauci himself noted concocting a vaccine and proving its...

Oil Price Fiasco Revives Divestment in Fossil Fuel Campaigns

The global economic shutdown has pushed oil prices to record lows. Climate activists are pushing government and financial institutions to divest from the...

AI Drug Development Strategies Speed Up COVID Drug Manufacturing

As the pandemic medicines are unleashed shortages seem to be piling up Some AI-enabled medicine manufacturing routes have been tested to speed up...

HMM Records $23m Profit for Q2 2020

HMM sails into the black after 21 quarters, but half-year is still red, carrying forward a loss of $31m. Posted a net profit...

Ship Owners Sailing Fuel Cargoes To US for Seizure

  Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure sail to the United States. Fuel should be in U.S. territorial...

‘Five-year Plan’ To Boost Maritime Industry

South Korean government plans to boost the container carrying capacity. It plans to push the country’s liner operators to 1.2 million TEU by...

The Trans-Pacific Eastbound Market Is Going Crazy!

China-U.S. West Coast container rates continue their astonishing climb. Clients are selling more and they are selling more online bringing shipping more into...

[Watch] Mauritius Bulk Carrier Splits Into Two After Spilling Oil

  Japanese Cargo ship MK Wakashio ran aground on a reef off the coast of Mauritius with 4,000 tonnes of fuel onboard on July...

DHT Acquire Stocks at Spot Rates

The leading tanker major DHT is back in takeover mode with asset prices poised to fall, DHT preps to buy. The quarterly call...

Robotic Laser Cladding To Restore Engine Sealing Surfaces

A recent report published by the Marine Shaft deals with the use of Robotic Laser Cladding to repair engine sealing surfaces. MarineShaft suggests...

Improper Starboard Side Lookout Cause Collision [Part I]

Japan P & I Club released a P & I Loss Prevention Bulletin, volume number 40 in September 2017.  The prevention bulletin deals with...