Real Time Reviewing of the Oxford COVID Vaccine Begins
According to a Reuters report, AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday that Britain’s health regulator had started an accelerated review of its potential coronavirus vaccine.
Reviewing...
Pirate Attack in the Singapore Strait Doubles
Armed pirates stormed three ships in the Singapore Strait in the span of 2½ hours between Sunday night (Oct 25) and Monday morning, reports...
Shipping’s IT Mindset Needs To Change To Favour Decarbonisation
The industry is undergoing unprecedented changes and disturbance; with physical events, technology changes and policy shifts acting on shipping and ports in almost...
Ferry Suffers Hull Gush After Contacting Pier
Balearia’s ferry BAHAMA MAMA, which is serving Malaga Melilla line, Spain, contacted pier while berthing at Malaga in the afternoon Nov 2, on arrival...
Bill Gates Launches Nuclear-Powered Shipping Venture Amidst IMO Push
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, has turned his attention to getting ships powered by nuclear energy.
He announced...
Insights Of Future Scrubbers
A panel representing major EGCS manufacturing interests discussed scrubber performance, financial viability and future opportunities at Riviera’s Maritime Air Pollution, Europe virtual conference, reports...
LNG On a High with $125,000 per day, Future Bleak
Rates for LNG transport have jumped, buy joy could be short-lived.
Tankers carrying crude oil and refined products are wallowing below cash-breakeven. Their near-term...
Europe Lockdown & U.S. Elections Keep Oil Market Volatile
Lockdowns in Europe and uncertainty over a US election could mean oil market volatility may be on the horizon.
Oil prices gained nearly...
Seaman ‘Froze To Death’ After ‘Inherently Unsafe’ Crane Fall
Seaman fell off a ship's "inherently unsafe" crane platform into the River Clyde and died in the freezing water, reports BBC.
Fatal accident hearing
What happened?
Stanislaw...
Cargo Ship Runs Into Rough Seas, Suffers Partial Loss
Emergency port call after cargo shift, probably loss, France, writes Erofey Schkvarkin for the Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship ARUCAS with cargo of packet...