Your Favourite Cruises Are Gone Forever As Ships Head To Scrapyards
Cruise departures around the world halted due to coronavirus concerns.
Industry’s biggest players are starting to talk about permanently retiring parts of their...
700 Scrubber Retrofits Risk of Being Shelved Due To COVID-19 Crisis
700 remaining scrubber retrofits are vulnerable to postponement or cancellation.
Scrubber retrofit activity has slumped this year due to COVID-19.
The fuel price...
Maersk Pioneers Zero-carbon Drive Research in Shipping Sector
A.P. Moller-Maersk will team up to set up a research center in Denmark.
Denmark’s Maersk aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
Research center...
Expert Says COVID-19 Leads To Significant Increase in Blood Clots
Prof. Beverley Hunt explains why blood clots are dangerous for those with COVID-19.
A significant number of people with severe COVID-19 develop life-threatening...
First Cruise Ship Up for Scrapping Shows Cruise Industry Plight
The cruise industry is beginning a downsizing the likes of which have never been seen in the modern cruise business.
While other segments...
US Issues Warnings As Piracy Surges
US warns of increased piracy to boats and oil installations in the southern Gulf of Mexico, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
Piracy warning
The US...
P&I Handbook Helps Crews Face COVID-19
P&I Club issued a new handbook to help crews face day-to-day challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
Handbook for seafarers
The...
Tanker Disabled After Engine Room Fire
Fire erupted in a boiler room of a bitumen tanker, in East China sea E of Wenzhou, China, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Fire erupted in...
Bunker Markets Grappling With US Cruise Suspension
Bunker markets are grappling with the recent announcement that large cruise lines will extend the suspension of departures from US ports.
USGC retail-wholesale...
Masks Do Not ‘Mask’ Our Emotions!
The United Kingdom is the latest in a long list of countries to make mask wearing mandatory to slow down the spread of COVID-19,...