Future Covid Variant Contingency Plans To Be Revealed
According to recent papers produced by the government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), the emergence of a variant that evades immunizations is a "realistic probability," says an article published in The Guardian.
Variant evolution
Sage...
Capital Gas Ship Management Takes Delivery Of LNGC Aristarchos
Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. took successful delivery yesterday of the new-build LNG carrier Aristarchos, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea, says an article published on the LNG industry website.
LNG carrier Aristarchos
With cargo...
Port of Fujairah Bunker Sales Sees A New High by 2.8%
Previous 2021 high was set in January.
Singapore reported a drop in July.
Low sulfur fuels show gains.
A Platts news source by Claudia Carpenter says that July bunker sales jump 2.8% on month...
Ship Scrapping Increases, IMO Costly Emission Regulations
Ships are demolished this year on an increase pace.
This may be attributed to the costly environmental regulations recently introduced by the UN maritime body International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Naida Hakirevic Prevljak writes for...
Oldendorff Carriers Invests in Navigation Solutions Start-up
German bulk carrier specialist Oldendorff Carriers has decided to invest and become a minor shareholder of Groke Technologies.
Groke Technologies is a Finnish start-up creating navigation solutions and developing new navigation technologies.
A recent...
Stena Bulk Chartering Agreement Approved by Concordia Maritime
Concordia Maritime AB’s Extraordinary General Meeting took place on 12 August 2021.
It was resolved in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors to approve the agreement with Stena Bulk AB...
Gazprom Completes Construction of ‘Eco-friendly’ LNG Bunkering Vessel
Construction of Russia’s first ever bunkering vessel — for natural gas (LNG) refuelling of cargo and passenger ships — is now complete, reports a press release by Gazprom.
Ship-to-ship LNG transportation
The final stage of building...
Heavy Oil Spill, Wood Chip Carrier Splits Into Two
An oil spill from a wood chip carrier, Crimson Polaris, that split in two after it ran aground at the Hachinohe Port on Wednesday, has reached Japanese shores.
The 2008-built vessel, with 21 crewmembers...
Aim To Reach Carbon Emission Reduction Targets
At our recent webinars, special guest Prashanth Athipar, the Principal for Sustainability and Maritime Supply Chain Excellence at BHP, and speakers from Gard’s Charterers & Traders and Loss Prevention teams came together to discuss...
Another Hurdle for Those Involved in Sea Logistics
Shippers frantically trying to book container shipments are faced with yet another hurdle in this most tricky of years for those involved in sea logistics, namely arriving at a correct price for a spot...