Sailors’ Society To Hold Wellness Conference for Future Seafarers

Maritime charity Sailors’ Society is to hold an online Wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their current students, next Thursday 30 September. Wellness at Sea Designed especially for maritime schools, the Wellness at Sea:...

LR Acquires Marine Data Intelligence Firm To Increase Sustainability

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has acquired GreenSteam, a marine data intelligence company specializing in improving vessel efficiency through machine learning. The new acquisition will see GreenSteam’s array of machine learning services, from fouling analysis...

Container Premiums Stay Put To Beat Trans-pacific Congestion

Eastbound trans-Pacific routes from North America, remained in the $15,000 - $19,000/FEU range to the West Coast of North America and $19,000-$22,000/FEU to the East Coast of North America. In China, rates to...

Vessel Collision Disrupts Traffic on the ‘Busiest’ Waterways

A Turkish and a Russian dry cargo vessel collided on September 25 in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, with no casualties reported, reports Macau Business. Rescue boats dispatched Slight damages occurred at the vessels, the NTV...

BIMCO COVID-19 Weekly Report

This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 17 September covers Azerbaijan, Iran, Philippines, Russia  and the latest from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).  Every week, BIMCO summarises measures imposed by governments for...

Are Anesthetics Life-threatening After COVID-19 Vaccine?

No evidence to suggest that anesthetics are life-threatening  Anesthetics could make a COVID-19 vaccine less effective A post has been circulating on social media claiming that anyone vaccinated against COVID-19 cannot take anesthetics There...

Boris Johnson Finally Admits His ‘Complex’ Baby Count

Boris Johnson has finally admitted that he has six children, a question he has previously dodged in numerous interviews and press conferences. The British Prime Minister, speaking to NBC's Today show on the sidelines of the UN...

China’s Central Bank Declares All Crypto Transactions Illegal

The People’s Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly prohibited. Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges providing services in mainland China are also illegal, the...

Inside the Big Vessel That Brought Global Trade To Its Knees

The ship that brought global trade to its knees is still stuck in the Suez Canal and now finds itself at the centre of an almighty international row, reports Wired. Inside the Ever Given Day after...

Cyberhackers Attack Key US Ports!

Suspected foreign government-backed hackers last month breached a computer network at one of the largest ports on the US Gulf Coast, but early detection of the incident meant the intruders weren't in a position...