Weekly Tanker Report – Week 32, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 32nd week of this year. The report dated 07th August 2020 provides a valuable...
[Watch] Building Shipyard To Shipbuilding
Watch the story about building the shipyard to shipbuilding. The film follows the progress made by SAILCARGO INC. a young organisation emerging from the...
[Watch] Container Ship Crashed Into Pier
A container ship crashed into Pier 2 of North Harbor, Manila, early in the morning Aug 10, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship OCEAN ABUNDANCE...
Pricing of COVID-19 Vaccine Takes The Centre Stage
After clinical testing is nearing, some clues about pricing are starting to emerge.
Moderna made deals at between $32 and $37 per dose...
Stricter COVID-19 Measures Deflect Bunker Demand To Nearby Ports
Bunkering operations at Hong Kong are affected by stricter Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures.
The company is currently thinking of conducting bunkers-only calls...
Maritime Union Win Over MV Portland Sit-In
Australian federal court has handed a major legal victory to ten Australian seafarers who undertook a two-month sit-in to prevent their vessel from...
SAL Heavy Lift Cargo Vessel Gets Grounded
SAL heavy lift gets grounded with wind turbine blades, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Read More: General Cargo Carrier Goes Adrift
Heavy lift cargo carrier aground
Heavy lift cargo...
Crew Change Aboard COVID Positive Panamax Vessel
Eleven out of 22 crew of a Greek Panamax bulk carrier PATRA were found test positive, almost immediately on arrival at Yuzhniy Port, Ukraine,...
World’s First COVID19 Vaccine Gets Approval
In a major development, Russia has become the first country in the world to find a vaccine for the ongoing pandemic.
According to a Reuters...
CDC ‘Salmonella Onion Outbreak’ Investigation Report Reveals Cluster
The latest investigation report from the CDC regarding the Salmonella Outbreak from Onions highlights the extent of the infection.
As of August 6, 2020, a...
Marine Insurers Scrutinize The Complex Container Loss Clauses
According to an article published in the Insurance Business Magazine, Container volumes have been growing at pace and, in turn, placing a strain on...
Regeneron’s COVID19 Antibody Cocktail Effective in Animals
In early July, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced they were launching Phase III trials of REGN-COV-2, the company’s...
How COVID19 Effects Pregnant Women & The Fetus?
Pregnant women are always at risk of diseases and the recent pandemic is making them all the more anxious about that. In this article...
Panamax Jump Pushes Baltic Index To 3-Week High
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index hit a near three-week high on Monday, as the panamax index soared to its highest level in...
Poor Bunker Demand Pushes Down Fuel Stocks by 13.8%
A recent news report published in Bunker World reveals about the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp stocks fall 14% on week to 1.255 mil mt, according to the...
As Floating Storage Unwinds Vessel-Supply Turns Attractive
In the Covid era, tanker markets change more quickly and really matters in quarterly reports is what executives say about the present and...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 32, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 32nd week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Struck Embankment
Cargo ship HONG PU 89 lost control and struck left-side embankment of Huangpu river, Shanghai, while sailing upstream. Both ship and embankment were damaged,...
[Watch] Damaged Bulker Spilling Fuel Oil Could Split!
Bulker that ran aground off Mauritius leaking tonnes of oil into the ocean is cracking, says an article published in PHYS.ORG.
Stranded ship cracking
According to...
Shipowner Condemns Charterers’ Callous Attitude Towards Crew
Charterers are criticized heavily for being indifferent toward the crews’ plight during this Covid 19 situation.
Safe Bulkers Chief Polys Hajioannou accuses the charterers...