What You Need To Know About Volatile Organic Compounds?

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have high vapour pressure and low solubility in water. VOCs have diverse definitions and many...

BWMS Chosen for Robotic Vessels

VARD has awarded Norwegian Greentech a contract for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for six marine robotic vessels to be built at Vard Vung...

China’s Zero-Covid Policy Showing Signs of Strain

Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say the zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, says an article published...

[Podcast] The Implications Of Unplugging Russia From The Global Economy

Amid the chaos, sanctions and global trade disruption, the long term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are starting to become clearer and the...

AstraZeneca COVID Drug Neutralises Omicron Sub-Variants

AstraZeneca's antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat COVID-19 retained neutralising activity against Omicron coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant, in an independent...

Five Years To Wean Itself Off Russian Energy, Says EU

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has admitted it will take the EU five years to wean itself off Russian...

What’s New In The IMO Processes For PSC?

With IMO Resolution A. 1155(32), which was issued on December 15, 2021, the IMO released new guiding Procedures for PSC as reported by Safety4Sea. Revised...

[Watch] Ongoing Chemical Tanker Salvage Operation

Large chemcial tanker adrift just off Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and is being assisted by tug boats and the Transport Minister says risk of pollution is...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 11, 2022

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 11th week of this year. The report dated 18th March 2022 provides valuable insight into...

Booming Container Market Vs Shipbuilding Recovery

The recent upturn in newbuilding activity, after several depressed years, came with the progressive recovery of the container sector from Q4 2020 onwards, which...