[FAQ] Medicine Access & Mental Health Guidance for Seafarers at Ports

With reports pouring from different quarters that seafarers are being denied medical acess at ports and are constantly battling with mental trauma over repeated...

US Questions Lifesaving Corona Drug As WHO Upgrades COVID19 Guidance

A new drug dexamethasone was found to be effective in reducing COVID19 mortality However, doctors are skeptical about its use as there is...

The Renaissance of Louisiana -Laissez les bon temps rouler!

In my opinion, Louisiana, while consistently being America’s lovable loser on education, health, poverty, violent crime (most of which resides in New Orleans but...

Measurements To Reduce PSC Detentions To Comply With Stringent Regulations

Panama Maritime Authority publishes a report titled MERCHANT MARINE CIRCULAR MMC-380. It deals with the measurements to reduce PSC detentions on Panamanian Vessels. ...

Descartes Systems Group Acquires Kontainers for $12m

Descartes Systems Group acquires Kontainers for $12m, says a press release published on their website. Descartes Acquires Kontainers Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader...

[Watch] How Our Brains are Processing the Pandemic

 The video published by BBC explains how our brains are processing the pandemic. Self-isolation, job loss and fear of getting Covid-19 are just some...

ABB Provides 24/7 Remote Diagnostics for Sovcomflot’s LNG Carrier

ABB provides 24/7 remote diagnostics to Sovcomflot’s trailblazing LNG tanker, says a press release published on their website. ABB’s remote diagnostics services ABB has signed a...

IMO Meet Focuses on All-round Issues of Shipping Industry

Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers to avert a humanitarian and ship safety crisis. Since travel restrictions due to the COVID-19...

Liquefied BioGas Tested As Shipping Fuel from Gasum

Finnish firms test biogas from Gasum as an alternative maritime transport fuel, says an article published in Bioenergy Insight. ESL Shipping and Gasum collaboration Steel manufacturer...

Container Ships Increase Blank Sailing But Spot Rates Hopeful

Container shipping has announced marginal capacity reductions in the third quarter on the transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes amid continuing strengthening of spot rates,...