An article in Hankyoreh details the assessment of MARIN, a maritime research institute located in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on the lessons of the Sewol ferry...

Cosco Shipping Lines is launching a new dedicated East Mediterranean - US East Coast (EMA) service in April. EMA will offer dedicated service...

IACS has received many requests from interested parties seeking guidance on how it will respond to the current and forthcoming challenges posed by...

Product tanker Volgoneft 249 ran aground in Kama river estuary downstream from Kazan city. The tanker was loaded with gasoil and was en...

  The IAPH-WPSP survey explains how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the availability of workers at ports. Huge impact on worker availability The measures to fight the...

Nearly 150 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed onboard quarantined cruise ship. 57 more crew had tested positive. The cruise ship was...

  The global economy could shrink by up to 1 percent in 2020 due to COVID-19. UN-DESA said the pandemic is disrupting global supply...

  Despite its strength and significant role in world trade, the shipping industry is potentially vulnerable to an “Achilles heel” where financing its bunker fuel...

How do you co-ordinate economic policy across the globe, when an invisible enemy that behaves in unknown ways systematically erodes the very way economies...

The world witnesses historic OPEC+ production cut deal.  No oil demand across the world amid lockdowns and travel restrictions.  Oil storage capacity around...

According to a Reuters report, oil traders are struggling to find enough ships, railcars, caverns, and pipelines to store fuel as more conventional storage...

Epidemic modeling such as compartment models is the key to develop a pandemic control strategy. Compartment models seek to align the infected in...

China takes measures to facilitate crew change in a safe manner, responding to IMO guidance and ICS & ITF joint calls to facilitate the...

Discount for high sulfur bunkers in Rotterdam has for the first time narrowed to under $50/mt. The spread between high sulfur fuel oil...

Global container shipments are set to fall 30% in the next few months, as retailers ask shipping companies to push back deliveries. Shipments...

  No takers for jet-fuel and gasoline.  Oil refiners run after vessels to store fuel for future market.  Freight rates to sharply rise in...

Covid-19 hits the global container shipping capacity. About 11% of sailings are cancelled in May on all the mainlines trades. Nearly, 302...

Euronav owns both the Europe and Oceania Ultra Large Crude Carriers, which it operates as floating storage. The company also owns 39 VLCCs...

99 percent of SO2 emissions come from human activity, primarily burning fossil fuels. IMO is seeking to reduce SO2 emissions as the shipping...

Mission to Seafarers announced the launch of a digital chaplaincy service. It will provide seafarers with remote support amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The...