Shipowners Contrive Medical Equipment To Support Their Nation’s COVID19 Response!

  The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has contrived the supply of medical equipments. Extends helping hands to the hospitals, their doctors and nurses...

Consider COVID19 Delayed Newbuild on a Case-by-Case Basis: IMO

Tanker, Newbuilds In a major development, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released guidance for cases when COVID-19 results in unforeseen delays in the...

Problems Ahead for Containers As Carriers More Blank Sailings!

According to Mike Wackett's article published in the Loadstar, ocean carriers serving the transpacific tradelane have announced a wave of blank sailings to match...

British Prime Minister in Intensive Care Unit After Condition Worsens!

In a major development, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit late on Monday after his condition with...

Boomsma Shipping, Econowind Ink VentiFoil Installation Contract

Boomsma Shipping eSigns contract with Econowind for the latest VentiFoil Installation, says an article published on their website. What is in the contract? Under the contract,...

[Watch] Seamen’s Naive Act To Return Home Intercepted

 Police intercepted two seamen attempting to flee their ship at Keelung Port, Taiwan, on Apr 4. They’ve been returned to the ship, donned in...

Lockdown Disrupts Supply Chain! Storage Demand High in Asia!

Stricter measures to contain the spread of coronavirus lockdowns in Asia, delays cargo flows across the region. Manufacturers await written approval from the...

IMO Urges Keyworker Exemptions for Crew Changes And Repatriations

IMO has granted special travel exemptions to seafarers in response to the COVID-19. IMO has distributed a series of recommendations for governments and...

Freighter Departs With New Crew After COVID-19 Infection!

Russian freighter replaces the entire crew after an engineer tested positive for COVID-19 infection. The engineer was notified of his travel with a...

[Watch] Mega Container Ship Mishap

Mega container ship collides with cranes and a berthed containership, reports Mikhail Voytenko for FleetMon. What happened? Container ship MILANO BRIDGE in the afternoon Apr 6,...