Practical Information on The Coronavirus Situation

From a young researcher who had been transferred from Shenzhen to Wuhan to collaborate with the task force that is fighting the coronavirus epidemic,...

Inadequate Passage Planning Will Render a Vessel Unseaworthy!

The judgment maintains and highlights the need for shipowners to ensure that charts are kept fully up to date. Urges careful accurate passage...

CoVid19 Economic Shock Scenarios

What Coronavirus could mean for the Global Economy, discusses an article in Harvard Business Review Home. Economic shock Indirect hit to confidence (wealth effect): A classic...

China Back To Normal As Ship Calls Returns To Previous Levels

As Europe and the US bring in increasingly restrictive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, figures f.rom Lloyd’s List Intelligence show ship calls...

Ship Banned for Violating Carriage Ban!

According to a Turkish Maritime News report, the Federal Transport Authority of the United Arab Emirates (FTA) has banned the Panama-flagged containership MSC Joanna...

Hazardous Cargo Carrying Ships Need To Sign Clean-Up Contract!

China has issued a circular regarding the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution coming from ships which mandate forging a clean-up contract with the...

Sluggish Panamax Demand Pulls Baltic Index Down By 1.3%

Baltic index fell 8 points, or 1.3%, to 623 on sluggish panamax demand. The panamax index shed 37 points, or 3.7%, to 970. ...

Supertanker Rates Jumped To $180,000 Per Day As OPEC Opens Crude...

Tanker rates soaring as OPEC opens oil taps. Major producers scrambled to secure vessels to ship more crude. Buyers took advantage of plunging...

[FAQ] How To Tackle Coronavirus Negative Effect Risks?

According to an article published in Compliance Week and authored by Aaron Nicodemus, Companies are at wit's end wondering how to handle risks the...

How To Tackle the Coronavirus Outbreak Anxiety Amidst A Lockdown?

How did the people of Hubei deal with the lockdown as Covid-19 spread worldwide? Lillian Yang in an article published in The Guardian reveals...