Two Die in Japan Taking Moderna Shots

Japan halts 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine after foreign substances were found in vials. The Japanese government and three pharmaceutical corporations are undertaking investigations, and no actual evidence has been discovered. ...

Spot Prices in Trans-Pacific Trade, Chaos in Shipping Industry

The Asia-U.S. container market is now in a class by itself, with the trans-Pacific eastbound trade pricing differently than any other route in the world. Because stimulus-driven demand is so high compared to...

Wrongful Allegations and Faltering Welfare of Oil Tanker’s Crew

  WORLD Tankers Management has denied allegations linking one of its tankers with the removal of oil from Cambodia. The Singapore-based company said in a statement the “wrongful allegations” have threatened the wellbeing of...

Ecospeed in Excellent Condition After Sailing in Harsh Conditions

When the 4700dwt Eeva VG docked in Naantali, Finland last month, the Ecospeed coating on its hull was still in excellent condition. The ship was coated at the start of 2016.  During the most recent...

Pay Dispute Forces Top Shipping Company’s Seafarers To Resign

More than half HMM’s 600-strong seafarer workforce have signed letters of resignation following management refusal to meet pay demands. Some 453 staff voted in the seafarers’ union strike ballot last weekend. More than...

Oxygen Supply Falls Short Amid Surging Coronavirus Cases

Hospitals in parts of the South are running out of oxygen supply as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue soaring, driven by the swaths of people who remain unvaccinated and a dangerous coronavirus variant that...

Maersk’s Carbon-neutral Ships Land First-mover Disadvantage

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s laudable environmental haste could land the Danish shipping giant with a first-mover disadvantage, reports Reuters. The $53 billion firm is splurging $1.4 billion on eight container vessels powered by “carbon-neutral” methanol. Customers like...

Tanker Released on $100,000 Bail During Benzene Leak Probe

The Environmental Protection Ministry had released a tanker hired by the Gadiv petrochemical company on $100,000 bail, following an incident last week in which benzene is thought to have leaked from a pipe during...

Lubmarine Marks ‘Record-breaking’ Delivery of Talusia Universal Lube Oil

A record-breaking 77,000 litres – or 73 metric tonnes - of Talusia Universal (TU) has been delivered to the LNG tanker Celsius Canberra, 11 Nautical Miles off Galveston, Texas in the Gulf of Mexico,...

Online Booking Platforms – Step Towards Shipping Digitalisation

online booking platforms, another step towards the shipping digitalization for the large scale shippers, it provides better service in terms of transparency and monitoring a digital booking platform would reduce the amount of...