[Infographic] Daily Update of COVID-19 End Date!

Data Driven Innovation Lab provides continuous predictive monitoring of COVID-19 developments as a complement to monitoring confirmed cases on their website. SIR (susceptible-infected-recovered) model...

Clinical Trials of Heartburn Medicine for COVID19 Begins!

Coronavirus has put the world on vaccine testing competition on an emergency basis.  Various kinds of possible treatments for the novel coronavirus are...

World Becomes A ‘Dragging Ship’! Lessons To Learn from COVID-19

Governments have been stranded because of wars, internal conflicts, uprisings, economic crises, natural disasters, and plagues. World Wars, climate change, environmental disasters, natural...

Enormous Deficits Due To Production Curbs and OPEC+ Deals!

Kuwait’s 2020/21 budget has projected a KWD 9.2 billion (US$30 billion) deficit. It is the sixth year of enormous deficits due to production...

How Seafarers Can Build Resilience Onboard Amid COVID-19?

Port restrictions and changes due to COVID-19 are affecting seafarers. Seafarers must have a good mental health condition and build resilience. Seafarers have...

LR Classification Awarded To Multi-Role Ships for German Government

Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau BAW has been appointed LR as the classification society. The LR status has been awarded for new 95-meter Multi-Role Ships. ...

Crudes Slide As Oversupply and Demand Fears Recur!

Crude futures slip as oversupply and demand concerns resurface. Market concerns have prevailed over the inadequacy of the recent OPEC+ deal to balance...

Fatal Consequences of Inadequate Heeling!

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 Launch EMA Service To Offer Key Port Amenities

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

IACS Address COVID19 Concerns With A Letter To Industry Associations

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