£174,000 Flying Angel Campaign for Seafarers Benefit

Seafarers UK and the Grimaldi Foundation, generously donate a combined £174,000 to The Mission to Seafarers. Raising funds through the Flying Angel Campaign...

Quality Concern Strikes Bunker Fuel Market

Doubts over the quality of the bunker fuel have resurfaced among market participants as floating storage continues to be high in Asia and...

Unsafe Crew Change Attracts Severe Flak From Stake Holders

The recent crew change in Hong Kong following a third wave of the Covid -19 virus has drawn severe criticism. As a result,...

Container Ship Crew Member Falls Overboard

A container ship MAERSK EUREKA lost a man overboard on July 29 in the Pacific ocean, NW of Los Angeles, writes Nikolay Torkin for...

[Watch] USCG Responds to Distressed Cargo Vessel in Rough Weather

U.S. Coast Guard air and surface rescued crews at Sector San Juan, responded and assisted the distressed M/V Island Express. The M/V Island...

[Watch] Grounded Product Tanker Refloated After 10 Days

The product tanker Nordic Wolverine was refloated after being stuck for 10 days at Barranquilla , writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin. Tanker runs aground Product...

Meet the Animals That Have Been Practicing ‘Social Distancing’ for Ages

Studies have found that American bullfrog tadpoles were excellent at social distancing. Garden ants also practice social-distancing behaviors when an infected ant was...

UK Regulators Tighten Sanctions on Maritime Trade

The UK’s top sanctions regulator has issued landmark guidance for all companies involved in maritime trade, instructing them to pay closer attention to...

Euro Zone Banks To Follow Dividend Ban Till Dec 2020

ECB extends dividend ban, capital relief for euro zone banks. The European Central Bank extended on Tuesday a recommendation to euro zone banks...

What We Fail To Learn from Pandemics

The world has seen several pandemics before yet no one was prepared for this one. The National Geographic Editor-In-Chief Susan Goldberg highlights in her...