ReCAAP Reports A 38% Spike in Armed Robbery This Year
The total number of piracy incidents reported during January-August 2020 has increased compared to January-August 2019.
This was due to the increase of...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 37, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 37th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...
Dredger Vessel Attacked by ‘Environmental Activists’
Dredger vessel QUEEN OF NETHERLANDS was attacked by boats with hundreds of fishermen and activists.
The ship was shelled with stones and Molotov...
How Sodium Nanofluid Can Help in Oil Recovery
Scientists at the University of Houston have designed an inexpensive and non-toxic nanofluid to recover oil with high viscosity from reservoirs.
The nanofluid...
Oracle Wins Tiktok Bid Over Microsoft’s Highest Standards Deal
In a piece of startling news today, Oracle Corp. won the bidding for the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app TikTok, beating out Microsoft...
COVID19 Pandemic Exposed Key Ship Management Issues
From seafarer wellbeing to a lack of recognition from governments, the shipping industry has seen many challenges arise in the past few months. During...
High Demand Pushes ‘Maersk Spot’ Off the Shelves
According to a Loadstar article, strong customer demand has forced Maersk to remove its Maersk Spot product from some departures.
What ls lt?
Maersk Spot offers...
MSC Acquires 3,430 teu Panamax Boxship
MSC acquired a 2001-built panamax containership from UK owner Tufton Oceanic, says an article published in Splash 247.
About the vessel
Switzerland-based shipping line Mediterranean Shipping...
How Ocean Monitoring Technologies Can Reduce Oil Spill Effects
A month and a half of the Mauritius Disaster, the role of Saildrones in helping future oil spills and marine disaster is becoming clear,...
Oxford Resumes AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine Trial
The oxford vaccine trial is set to resume after being cleared by the UK Health department
The trials were stopped earlier this month...