Weekly Bulk Report – Week 14, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 14th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

Court’s Decision Achieve Uniformity of Outcome for ‘Safe Berth’ Clause

The U.S. Supreme Court stated that CARCO as a sub-charterer was responsible. It stated its judgment via the ‘safe berth’ clause in its...

COVID-19 Crisis: BPA Launches Employee Implications for UK Ports

BPA has launched a new information resource for UK ports to manage the COVID-19 crisis. BPA asked the ports and maritime law firm...

Work on Shipping Recovery Ahead of Green Deal, Urges EU!

The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) urged to focus on shipping industry's recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic before it can commit...

Unprecedented Rise in Crude Oil Shipping Cost As Ships Go For...

According to a Bloomberg report, the cost of hauling oil from the U.S. to China has skyrocketed to nearly $10 a barrel -- almost half...

China’s Sinopec Does First LSFO Fuel Cargo Export!

According to Sinopec News Network, the official news agency of the Guangdong-based Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical, the company on Wednesday (1 April) announced its first...

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...