ICS Suffers Labour Shortage Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Putin’s war against Ukraine will exacerbate the logistics sector’s labour shortage, as sanctions impede recruitment for seafarers and drivers, reports the Loadstar. Labour shortage International Chamber...

Fuel Prices Mount Up To $922.50 Per Ton

Russian invasion propels price of ship fuel to historic high, reports FreightWaves. Ship fuel costs have “gone parabolic" The price of ship fuel was flirting with...

Industry Majors Halt Business With Russia

Global marine fuel supplier Peninsula and Engineering company Wärtsilä has suspended business with Russian vessels, ports, companies (owned or majority-owned), suppliers and financial institutions,...

Beach Cleaners Raise Alarm On Debris from Cargo Ship Spill

A recent news article published in the Pique News Magazine states that debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach...

EuroDry Announces New Charter for Dry Bulk Vessel

EuroDry an owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced a new charter for its drybulk vessel...

Controversial Purchase of Russian Crude is To Ensure EU Refinery Supply

Traders, refiners shunning Russian oil over Ukraine Shell lifts cargo at record low level in Platts MOC Shell promises to commit profits from...

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter With Cargill

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, for one...

Fears for Global Shipping As Ukrainian Officers Stay Home To Fight

The global supply chain could face disruption owing to a looming officer shortage in the merchant navy caused by Russia’s invasion, reports The National. Ukraine...

Omicron Hospitalized Black New Yorkers Twice Than Whites There

Officials said the COVID-19 pandemic worsened health inequities driven by anti-Black structural racism, which contributed to the high rates of hospitalization among Black...

[Watch] View of Kyiv Skyline As Ukraine Enters Second Week Of...

  Ukraine entered a second week of war against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invading forces with parts of the country’s largest nuclear plant on fire...