Disabled Container Ship Adrift at Sea, Towed To Safety
According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a container ship suffered an engine failure and ran adrift.
What happened?
On April 17, the container ship...
Q&A: IMO Strategies To Cut Carbon Footprint from International Shipping
An article in Argus media, written by Stefka Wechsler, explains that the IMO has adopted an initial GHG strategy scheduled which is up for...
ITIC Warns of Issues With Receiving Original Bills of Lading
As the world continues to face lockdowns due to the Coronavirus outbreak the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has issued advice that warns...
Drewry Launches New Tools To Track Liner Cancellations and Waiting Times!
Responding to unprecedented market volatility following the Covid-19 outbreak, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors launches two new container shipping tracking services.
The services...
Shipbreaking Industry Workers Reel Under COVID19 Effect!
The Shipbreaking Platform has been updating the difficulties faced by workers in the shipbuilding industry. Here is an excerpt that highlights the sufferings, pain,...
COVID19 Causes China’s Economy To Shrink for the First Time in...
According to a BBC report, China's economy shrank for the first time in decades in the first quarter of the year, as the virus...
Unique Port Specific COVID19 Tracking Tool for the Shipping Industry!
In a major development, the global marine insurer North P&I Club has developed a new COVID-19 Tracking Tool which has been shared with all...
Wartsila: Scrubbers Still Relevant Despite COVID19 Fuel Spread Effect!
Scrubber savings still there even with the huge fuel price gap
It won't disappear and up for a long haul
The question of...
COVID19 Impact Assessments To Coincide With the European Parliament Activities?
According to a Ship Insight article written by Malcolm Latarche, four shipping organisations; ECSA, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA Europe), the European Dredging...
Containership Crew Held Hostage by Unknown Persons!
According to a Dryad Global report, a Portuguese containership is undergoing a hostage attack.
What happened?
The Portuguese flagged Containership TOMMI RITSCHER is currently involved in...