Product Tanker Runs Aground

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a product tanker ran aground at Barranquilla entrance, Columbia. What happened? On July 19, the product tanker Nordic...

COVID19 Hit US Economy Likely To Swamp Other Economies

The United States helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts. The government spending flowed through domestic and global...

Study Finds COVID19 Threat in the Last Weeks of Pregnancy

  SARS-CoV-2 infection is transmitted through droplets; other transmission routes are hypothesized but not confirmed. So far, it is unclear whether and how SARS-CoV-2...

TEU Slump Might Continue With No Recovery Until 2025, Says Drewry

COVID-19 causes the biggest TEU slump in a decade. Drewry’s forecast saw a 7.3% downturn in terms of TEU for H1 with throughput...

Cargo Ship Suffers Engine Room Fire

Fire erupted on board a general cargo ship Jul 20, off Marikaban Island, south of Manila, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Fire erupted on board the...

Attempts To Remove Capsized Tanker Hampered

Tanker Delfi crashes off the coast of Odessa. Specialists of the company Smart Maritime Concept tried twice to raise the stranded tanker. Both...

90% Effective Oxford Vaccine, Yet To Confirm COVID19 Prevention Capacity

Research published in Lancet proves evidence that Oxford Vaccine can create COVID antibodies and T-cell. Vaccine effective in 90% people who took part...

CMA CGM Reorganise AS1 Asia Service

CMA CGM announces the reorganization of its AS1 service now connecting North & Central China with the Indian Subcontinent, effective in August 2020. AS1 new...

BIMCO Warns of Sanction Risks in Singapore-Malacca Region

The waters in and around the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can pose various risks to ships, i.e. conducting activities outside designated areas,...

Rising Costs Over Widening Officer Shortage

A reduced attractiveness of a career at sea and rising man-berth ratios will inflate future manning costs, says Drewry. There is currently a...

Ship Registry Launches COVID19 Seafarer Welfare App

The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to launch the first-ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry. Set to launch...

Businesses & Banks Facing Scrutiny for ‘Hong Kong’ Views

According to a Reuters report, Global wealth managers are examining whether their clients in Hong Kong have ties to the city’s pro-democracy movement, in...

Maersk Cargo Operators Shows How To Sail Through COVID19

Behind every container, there is a story. No one knows this better than the 24/7 cargo teams who are dedicated to around-the-clock vessel operations,...

Global Crew Change Crisis Summit Shows How Hard The Battle Is

According to an article published in BIMCO, the crew change crisis is deepening as we see from the results of global summit to address...

Rising Charter Demand Causing Boxship Market Boom

According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, over 120 idled containerships have been reactivated since 22 June, according to Alphaliner, as green...

Touchless Technology, UV Sanitation – How Airports Coping With COVID19

With COVID-19 ravaging the aviation industry, airlines and airports worldwide are reining in costs and halting new spending, except in one area: reassuring pandemic-wary...

Why the Oxford University COVID19 Vaccine Ahead of Others?

According to a Bloomberg report written by Stephanie Baker, the University of Oxford candidate, led by Sarah Gilbert, might be through human trials in...

OSC Acquires Two Modern Ultramax Ships

Oman Shipping Company (OSC), acquired two modern Ultramax Dry Bulk vessels, reports Oman News Agency. About the acquisition Oman Shipping Company (OSC), a member of the...

More Digital Transformation More Data Services Demand

According to maritime analytics and AIS company, the increasing demand for data services is an expression of the overall digital transformation of the industry,...

July LNG Floating Storage Boosted by Wider Price Contango & High...

Steady rise of floating LNG carriers with over 25 LNG ships in the week starting July 12.  Traders and portfolio participants take advantage...