Don’t Fast Track Clinical Trials, COVID19 Vaccine Safety Test Crucial!

As efforts to find an effective vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 ramp up, an immunologist warns that fast-tracking of clinical trials could be catastrophic, reports Medical...

Diana Announces Time Charter Contract for Its Newcastlemax Dry Bulker

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Los Angeles with Engelhart CTP, says a press release published on their website. The contract Diana Shipping...

Equinor Sets Ambitions To Help Decarbonise Shipping

Equinor in light of UN's World Ocean Day publishes maritime climate ambitions, says an article published in it's website. Equinor's ambitions Equinor announced its ambitions for...

Grounded Cargo Ship Refloated With High Tide

General cargo ship ran aground off Sasah, southwest Bintan Island, Riau Islands, Indonesia, at around 2000 LT (UTC +7) Jun 10, reports Maritime Bulletin. What...

Fully Laden Bulk Carrier Stuck With Jammed Rudder!

Chinese Panamax bulk carrier stuck with jammed rudder, Rio de la Plata, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Panamax bulk carrier PHOENIX OCEAN arrived at Montevideo anchorage,...

[Watch] World’s Biggest Container Ship Completes Its Maiden Voyage

The world's largest container ship HMM Algeciras arrives in the UK for the first time completing its maiden voyage, reports BBC. Maiden voyage The world's largest...

Special Guidelines on NOx Tier III Compliance

ABS has published the ABS Advisory on NOx Tier III Compliance to provide best practice for IMO Tier III compliance for new build...

Freight Rates Go Haywire Due To Economic Instability

LR1, MR rates fall as refineries cut output LR2 commands w26-point premium to LR1 LR1 rates at their lowest level so far for...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 24, 2020

  The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 24th week of this year. The report dated 12th June 2020 provides a valuable...

Carriers ‘Unblank’ Sailings Due To Spike in Container Spot Rates

A massive spike in transpacific container spot rates was noticed. This encouraged ocean carriers servicing the route to ‘unblank’ more sailings to meet...