Moderna Vaccine Effective in Producing COVID19 Antibodies Above Normal Infection Level

Moderna mRNA vaccine shows promising results to be scaled up for phase 2 trials the trials in 45 people tested so far produced...

No Emission Automated Tug Boats Coming Soon in Future

Tug owners are cutting emissions and increasing automation. Subject to technology choices, ‘greener’ tugs are a global phenomenon today, while the autonomous tugs...

Singapore’s GDP Plummets in Q2 Due To COVID-19

Singapore’s trade-reliant economy plunged into recession in Q2. It is signaling a rough first half globally and an equally challenging outlook. Gross domestic...

Wärtsilä Corp Tests Autonomous Navigation Technology

Automated voyages, pilotage, and docking are being developed. They have the potential to improve navigation safety and reduce fuel consumption. Wärtsilä Corp collaborated with HVCC...

Simulation and AI To Propel Smart Ship Systems

Smart ship systems combining simulation capability and artificial intelligence is emerging. Smarter vessels can enhance safety, cost-efficiency, and environmental performance. Deployed in real-time...

Study Suggests COVID19 Immunity in Negative People

People testing negative for coronavirus antibodies may still have some immunity, a study has suggested. For every person testing positive for antibodies, two...

Asian Waters Accounted for a Third of Vessels Lost At Sea

Asian waters accounted for a third of large vessels lost at sea globally. Large shipping losses are at a record low having fallen...

[Watch] Helping Job-seekers In Covid-19 Impacted Economy

Watch Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft president Brad Smith, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky, and Microsoft CVP for Cloud and AI, Charlotte Yarkoni, discuss Microsoft’s...

Petrobras Refinery Reaches Record VLSFO Monthly Production

Petrobras refinery for the second month, breaks production record of VLSFO bunker fuel, says an article published in Manifold Times. VLSFO production record According to Rio...

Oil tanker Quarantined After COVID-19 Outbreak

The Belgian port of Antwerp has quarantined a Maltese-flagged oil tanker until at least July 4 after more than half of its crew tested...

TEN Enters Long-Term Charters for Suezmax DP2 Tankers

TEN Ltd., in a press release, announced the contract for the building of up to three suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers on long-term employment to...

Digital Container Summit 2020

The Digital Container Summit is a full day of personal meetings with other shipping companies organized for you to discuss business. About the Event The Digital...

Wärtsilä Offers Maintenance Product for Scrubbers and 2-Stroke Engines

Wärtsilä is launching a minimum viable product (MVP) to offer continuous fleet-wide insight regarding the vessel compliance and scrubber utilisation. The product uses...

Shipping Demand and Spot Rates Dwindle Post Lockdowns

Chemical tanker spot shipping continues to be slow intra-Europe, following freight rates declines of June. Spot freight rates on the Transatlantic (TA) westbound...

Ships Travel 17.4% Slower Than They Used To be in 2008

Cargoes are taking ever longer to reach their destinations in the continued fallout shipping has felt from the global financial crisis 12 years...

First Methanol Bunker Fuel Study

A study to consider the technical and operational requirements for the use of methanol as a bunker fuel has been started by the...

Covid 19 and Oil Prices Decelerate Scrubber Installations

The price spread between high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) and very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) is a key measure of how much...

[Answer] What Does ‘Markets Are in Contango’ Mean?

As the container market continues its ride through pandemic highs and lows, it has become essential that shippers knew about certain market terms such...

WHO Sounds Alarm Bell After COVID19 Cases Rise To 1Million in...

According to a Reuters report, the number of coronavirus infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing...

CSSC Orders Two 50,000 dwt Dual Fuelled Product Tankers

CSSC Shipping orders two product tankers for Louis Dreyfus charter at Chengxi Shipyard, says an article published in Splash 247. About the order  CSSC Shipping, the...