HMM Flooded With Boxships As Carriers Crunch Capacity

According to a LoadStar article written by Gavin Van Marle, every deepsea carrier has reduced its operating capacity this year, except South Korea’s HMM,...

Asia Shipowners’ Association Urge Govts To Follow Crew Change Directive

In a major development, the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) demanded seafarers relief amidst lockdown travel restrictions which has stranded several ship crews at sea...

Cost-effective Retrofit Solution Proves Worthy in Industry

Excessive bearing and shaft wear resulting in frequent drydockings has led a Louisiana-based workboat operator to improve operational competitiveness . It also ensured...

COVID19 Official Indifference Keep Crews Stranded at Sea

According to an article published in the Economist, it isn't COVID-19 that has trapped merchant seamen on their ships. It is official indifference 90% Trade...

Freight Rates and Container Lines in Asia-North Europe Route Steady

2M partners Maersk and MSC began loading their inducement Asia-North Europe loop service in China this week, as bookings and freight rates stay...

Your Favourite Cruises Are Gone Forever As Ships Head To Scrapyards

Cruise departures around the world halted due to coronavirus concerns. Industry’s biggest players are starting to talk about permanently retiring parts of their...

700 Scrubber Retrofits Risk of Being Shelved Due To COVID-19 Crisis

700 remaining scrubber retrofits are vulnerable to postponement or cancellation. Scrubber retrofit activity has slumped this year due to COVID-19. The fuel price...

Maersk Pioneers Zero-carbon Drive Research in Shipping Sector

A.P. Moller-Maersk will team up to set up a research center in Denmark. Denmark’s Maersk aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050. Research center...

Expert Says COVID-19 Leads To Significant Increase in Blood Clots

Prof. Beverley Hunt explains why blood clots are dangerous for those with COVID-19. A significant number of people with severe COVID-19 develop life-threatening...

First Cruise Ship Up for Scrapping Shows Cruise Industry Plight

The cruise industry is beginning a downsizing the likes of which have never been seen in the modern cruise business. While other segments...

US Issues Warnings As Piracy Surges

US warns of increased piracy to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico, says an article published in Safety4Sea. Piracy warning The US...

P&I Handbook Helps Crews Face COVID-19

P&I Club issued a new handbook to help crews face day-to-day challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, says an article published in Safety4Sea. Handbook for seafarers The...

Tanker Disabled After Engine Room Fire

Fire erupted in a boiler room of a bitumen tanker, in East China sea E of Wenzhou, China, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Fire erupted in...

Bunker Markets Grappling With US Cruise Suspension

Bunker markets are grappling with the recent announcement that large cruise lines will extend the suspension of departures from US ports. USGC retail-wholesale...

Masks Do Not ‘Mask’ Our Emotions!

The United Kingdom is the latest in a long list of countries to make mask wearing mandatory to slow down the spread of COVID-19,...

Is It Safe To Eat at Restaurants Yet? CDC Has An...

Around 3,000 New York City restaurants are among those across the country that have reopened for outdoor dining. CDC has an answer for...

Pirates Abduct Crew Members Off Purse Seiner

At least six crew members of a fishing vessel were abducted by an unidentified armed group off the coast of Benin in West Africa,...

USCG Launches Search for Overboard Crew-member

  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, reports Safety4sea. Search...

Ports Prepare for Post COVID19 World As Workforce Declines

According to a Seatrade Maritime News report written by Barry Parker, the pandemic is driving major changes in the world specially in terms of...

Bunker Spread Stalling Scrubber Dynamics

As the oil prices keep tumbling due to COVID19 the shipping is faced with a gripping question to install scrubbers or not Scrubber...