This Country To Have 1m Omicron Cases Per Day

The rapid spread of Omicron across the UK has led public health officials and ministers to warn that, without action, the country will see 1 million infections a day by the end of the...

Omicron Takes Over Delta And Leads The Path To A Viral Blizzard

The coronavirus will hit millions of Americans in a "viral blizzard" within a few weeks as infections from the Omicron variant pile on top of Delta, an expert predicts, reports CNN. Increased hospitalization Already, hospitalizations are...

Charter Vessels ‘Auctioned’ As Tonnage War Heats Up!

Containership owners are holding “charter vessel auctions” for ships under contracts that expire next year – with new five-year fixtures going to the highest bidder, reports the Loadstar. Vessel charter bidding events Shipping lines’ vessel operation...

Northern Xplorer Launches First Zero-Emission Cruise Concept

Northern Xplorer AS (NX) announced itszero-emission, luxury cruise concept, designed to feature 'clean' technologies including fully electric propulsion, battery energy storage, hydrogen fuel cells and auxiliary renewable energy supply (wind and solar power), says...

World’s First Marine Transport of Liquefied Hydrogen

The Japan-flagged Suiso Frontier is set to depart from Kobe for Australia by the end of December for the world's first marine transport of liquefied hydrogen, a source directly involved with the project told...

Large Claims Outpace Premium Growth

Skuld today announces a negative result of USD 20.5 million for the first nine months of the 2021/22 fiscal year. The technical result shows positive development over the past three months, with an...

Insurance Industry Joins To Cut Shipping’s Carbon Emissions

Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of carbon emissions. Last month countries including the United States at the COP 26 climate...

Technical Readiness During Loading Operations

Prior to loading the relevant tanks and associated loading equipment must be checked. Visual inspection of the tank, tank openings, and equipment has to be carried out. The surveyor determines the acceptance of...

SHI – GTT Ink LNG Carrier Duo Tank Design Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered tank design for two new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT, reports Offshore Energy. Order and delivery details As part of this order, GTT will design the...

Eastern Pacific Shipping Invests In Golar LNG’s CoolCo

Golar announces the formation of Cool Company Ltd. (“CoolCo” or “Company”), and the entry into a pre-commitment agreement, says a press release published on their website. CoolCo target CoolCo targets to become a growth vehicle and...