Container Ship With Suspect Virus Case Cleared To Proceed

  Maersk container ship Seafarer reported to suffer from fever, sore throat. Ship was ordered to anchor on Haiphong outer anchorage, Vietnam, on Feb...

Rapidly Falling LNG Prices Wreak Havoc on Trade

Cargoes heading to China are being rerouted due to coronavirus threat. Rapidly falling prices have created a force majeure situation that is proving...

2020 To Be A Crucial Year for Saving Our Oceans!

In 2020, countries are expected to update their NDCs, to accelerate emissions reductions. 80 countries representing 10% of global emissions have presented improvement...

Stranded at Sea! Fate of 2000 People Hang in Coronavirus Fear!

cruise with 2000 people stranded at sea as countries deny docking. countries like Japan, Thailand, US all have denied port access to the...

Coronavirus: Shipping Losses Reach $350 Million a Week

  Falling volumes and canceled sailings hit container shipping due to the virus have reached $350 million a week. The cancellations amount to 198,500...

NGO Shipbreaking Platform Names the Worst Ocean Dumpers

Close to 470 large tankers, bulkers, cargo and passenger ships were scrapped in primitive, substandard conditions on beaches in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan...

Containership Owner Arrested for Pollution Debt

  Yang Ming's containership "YM Eternity," which lost 81 containers off the coast of Newcastle and Port Stephens in June 2018, has been stopped...

IMO 2020: A Long Way To Go

VLSFO switch with respect to IMO 2020 has gone smoother to an extent in spite of price spikes for compliant fuels. Suphur content...

H Beam Crash In Cargo Hold Kills Port Worker

  General cargo ship, DA GUI (manager COSCO SHIPPING SPECIALIZED) was docked at ulchon Terminal, Korea, for welding works. An accident involving the H...

Small Rate Increases Not Enough for Carriers To Recover 2020 Costs!

As the 2020 began, and small changes are visible, 2020 cost fear still looks. Small freight increases aren't showing promise for recovering costs. ...