US FDA Authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use
The US Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine, developed with German partner BioNTech.
The vaccine was shown to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in...
Suppliers To Resume HSFO Sales Next Year
Some marine fuel suppliers in the Fujairah market are considering a return to selling high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) as bunker fuel, reports Ship & Bunker.
HSFO sales next year
According to the Argus report, two large...
[Watch] Greetings from “K” Line To All Frontliners, Seafarers & Families
“K” Line has released a Seasonal Greetings video on their website to all frontliners, seafarers and families.
Despite the difficulties that we have been facing due to the coronavirus pandemic, now is one of the...
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report – Week 49, 2020
Ship & Bunker, with the data from online maritime intelligence and information service VesselValue.com, has listed out the vessels put up for demolition in a recently published article.
The below table is the most recent...
Containership Contacts Lock’s Gate, Kiel Canal
A container ship got pushed by a strong gust of wind and contacted Brunsbuettel lock, Kiel Canal, on Dec 11, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship CONMAR BAY, pushed by a strong gust of wind,...
Bunker Availability Report – Week 50, 2020
Inchcape Shipping Services has published the below Bunker Availability Report - Week 50, in a recent press release published on their website.
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MOL Restructures Its Dry Bulk Division
MOL announces the integration of the Dry Bulk business, Wood Chip Carrier business, and Mitsui O.S.K. Kinkai, Ltd., and the establishment of a new Company, says a press release published on their website.
Reorganization within...
Access To Vaccinations for Poor Countries Only from 2024, Reveals Study
Rich countries with just 14% of the world’s population have secured 53% of the most promising coronavirus vaccines.
Because of advance purchasing agreements by wealthy countries, poorer nations may not get access to...
First Batch of Vaccines from China’s Sinovac Delivered
As the global race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine continues, China appears to have made huge strides, with one of its vaccine front-runners, Sinovac, already making its way abroad, says an article published in...
Shockingly 331 Vessels Transit Through Arctic in 2020
Ships sailing through the Arctic region’s busiest lane along the Siberian coast made the highest number of trips on record this year.
The Arctic has warmed at least twice as quickly as the...