Covid 19 Impacts Shipping Orderbook To 17-year Low
Newbuilding orderbook has touched its lowest point in 17 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the rise in demolitions and decline...
Consort Bunkers Acquires Tankers from Xihe
Singapore’s Consort Bunkers obtains 2 product tankers from Xihe Group.
Xihe and four of its subsidiaries were placed under interim judicial managers at...
How A Ship Helped in Making Fuel from Plastic Trash
In a major development, Sonoma County-based Resynergi, Inc. is turning tons of floating plastic debris salvaged from the ocean into fuel as part of...
China Issues NAT Test Requirement for COVID Crew Change
In a major development, China has announced the strengthening of measures to prevent and control the spread of covid-19 epidemic for seafarers on international...
Flurry in Cruise Ship Sales
A recent increase in cruise ship trading has been observed over the past few months.
Ships from multiple brands have been brought by...
AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Safety Report on Participant’s Illness
CNN has obtained an internal safety report by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca that sheds light on the neurological condition suffered by one of the participants...
Flawed Interferon Immune Response Fueling COVID19 Severity
A lack of interferon response is found to be the reason behind coronavirus severity in certain patients
Nearly 14% of covid19 patients mostly...
Baltic Dry Index Rises As Capesize Rates Climb Up
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose on Wednesday, marking its second straight monthly gain.
The rates for capesize vessels climbed higher...
Severe Oil Leak from Containership, Crack in Hull
A containership is leaking fuel oil at the Global Container Terminal in Bayonne.
Oil containment boom, a temporary floating barrier, and absorbent pads have...
Hapag-Lloyd, First In The World To Retrofit A Container Ship To...
German vessel operator Hapag-Lloyd is converting a former UASC ship, the 15,000TEU Sajir, to operate on LNG fuel.
Work on the retrofitting is...