US Fuel Prices Hit An ‘Year High’ Amid Limited Supplies
USGC marine fuel reached its highest level in nearly a year January 7 on a rebound in the underlying crude complex along with limited...
Shippers Embrace ‘Tough Times’ Amid Spiraling Bunker Surcharges
With the oil prices heading north again, ocean carriers are preparing to ramp up low-sulphur fuel surcharges to add to the misery of shippers...
How To Tackle the South African COVID Strain?
After reports of the UK Strain, reports of a more deadly South African Strain of the coronavirus is causing havoc in the world as...
New Study Probes Vitamin D As Potential Tool To Treat COVID19
Boston researchers are studying yet another potential weapon in the coronavirus fight. Brigham and Women's Hospital will look at whether vitamin D can lessen...
World’s Largest Shipbreaking Stretch Goes Green
Ship recycling plots in Alang beached 196 ships in calendar year 2020 for dismantling, benefiting from the green recycling policies of global ship owners...
Alfa Laval Gains USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate
In a posting on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard reports that its Marine Safety Center has issued the 39th U.S. Coast...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 1, 2021
A relatively quiet start to 2021. On the new 2021 Worldscale schedule, flat rates fell about 17%. To compensate, fixing rates reflected an upward...
World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Arrives Shortly
Meet the "Yangtze River Three Gorges 1", an electric cruise ship, announced in December, that is poised to become the world's largest of its...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube box...
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Wins SDG Excellence Award 2020
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won the Excellence Award in SDG Solutions, says a press release published on their website.
The excellence award
COSCO SHIPPING Energy won an...