[Watch] First Country To Eliminate COVID19 Shows How To Do It!
According to a Reuters report, New Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 23, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 23rd week of this year. The report dated 05th June 2020 provides a valuable...
[Watch] A ‘Murder Hornet’ Destroy an Entire Honeybee Hive
A recent video added to Vice.com website shows how homicidal hornets make a "meatball" out of bees. So-called “murder hornets” are the largest hornet...
Seafarers and Shippers Concerned of 2020 Canceled Sailings
Shipper satisfaction survey shows positive 2019 trends and 2020 concerns as a growing number of canceled sailings are seen, says an article published in...
Carriers Announce Blank Sailings for Q3 2020!
Carriers have now started announcing blank sailings for Q3.
For Q3 already 10-15% of capacity has been removed on the Asia-Europe tradelane.
5...
Heavy Lift Ship Avoided Capsizing Hanging on Mooring Lines!
Heavy lift ship with 5 luxury yachts on her cargo deck barely avoided capsizing, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 4 with...
Arrival of The Largest Container Ship Signals Fresh Economic Development
The largest container ship in the world arrived in the port of Hamburg on June 7, 0730 local time.
Hundreds of spectators watched...
Lack of Parametric Rolling Knowledge Leads To Loss of Containers
The MAIB published an investigation report on the loss of 137 containers from the containership CMA CGM G. Washington. The report highlights the details...
Oil Companies Foresee Loss As Shale Production Falls Steeper
Energy Information Administration reports that crude oil production in the seven major US shale basins will fall by a record 197,000 barrels per...
Uniper and Mitsui OSK Ink Contract for LNG Terminal Ship
Uniper signed a contract with Mitsui OSK Lines to build and charter an LNG ship.
It will handle deliveries of LNG into Germany’s...
Oil Storage At Sea Declines After Ease in Global Lockdowns
Global lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak are eased.
A glut of crude oil and products stored in tankers at sea will...
IMO Celebrates ‘Oceans’ on World Oceans Day!
June 8th is World Oceans Day and the theme is "Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean".
The purpose of the day is to educate...
LPG Tanker Collides!
According to an article published in Fleetmon, an LPG tanker collided with a fishing vessel.
What happened?
The LPG tanker 'ANNIE GAS 09' collided with fishing...
Asymptomatic Cases of COVID-19 Transmission Is Rare, Says WHO
It is rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a second individual.
Contact tracing of asymptomatic cases found rare secondary transmission.
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Tracing the Origins: Scientists Conclude SARS-CoV-2 is ‘Man-Made!’
Norwegian and British vaccine scientists say that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is man-made.
SARS-CoV-2 has a receptor binding domain...
Dry Docking Guidelines for Gas-Fuelled Ships!
With the worldwide fleet of gas-fuelled vessels growing, SGMF has published new guidance on work practices for maintenance, repair and drydock operations for...
Merger To Deliver A Eco-Friendly Hybrid Newbuild!
Port of Oslo signed a contract with compatriot boat builder Maritime Partner AS to purchase a new hybrid patrol boat for port surveillance.
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Shipowners’ Association To Permit Unrestricted Crew Repatriation!
Hong Kong is to allow unrestricted exchanges of seafarers.
Efforts led by the HKSOA to lobby the government to allow crew changes in...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Explosion Puts Firefighters Life at Risk
Late Sunday night, the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department released a video showing an explosion aboard the 600-foot Norwegian cargo ship called Höegh Xiamen.
The video,...
HMM’s Idle Tonnage Hits A New High Due To Global Inactivity
One-third of HMM’s container fleet is currently idled.
It is scheduled to receive some 400,000 teu of newbuild tonnage over the next 12...
