Global Crew Change Crisis Improves with Hopes of Covid Vaccine

Surveying the state of the ongoing global crew change crisis, Intertanko marine director Philip Belcher said the situation has improved in North America...

Panama Posts A 6-month Low Bunker Demand

Panama's bunker sales have posted a year-on- year decline for the sixth month in a row. This is with the latest figures for...

The Process Of Approving A COVID Vaccine

News about potential vaccines have been encouraging – but when will they be ready? There has been lots of news about potential vaccines –...

Study Reveals AstraZeneca Vaccine’s Strong Immune Response In Older Adults

The University of Oxford confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine it’s developing with AstraZeneca Plc produced strong immune responses in older adults in an early...

New GHG Emission Reducing Technology Launched

IMO has the target of cutting vessel-related greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050. Alfa Laval's new system PureCool can...

Face Masks Not a Weapon To Fight Covid-19, Reveals Study

The UK government had decided that masks could play a significant role in stopping Covid-19. Masks were made mandatory in public places. It...

Spike In Attacks And Thefts Observed In The Singapore Strait

  Information Fusion Centre (IFC) observed a spike of incidents (sea theft and attempted actions) along the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in...

ZIM Signs Sea Freight Agreement With Alibaba

In a major development, ZIM recently announced that they are teaming up with Alibaba.com, and the two signed a strategic agreement for the direct...

US President’s COVID Antibody Treatment Receives FDA Emergency Approval

According to a BBC report, the drug, developed by Regeneron, will be allowed for use in people who have tested positive for the virus...

Remdesivir Not A Ray of Hope Anymore

Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir is ineffective in treating hospitalized Covid-19 patients. It was among the drugs President Donald Trump received when he was...