[Watch] Vaccine Developers Band Together in One Large Trial To Fight Coronavirus!
The US sets forth on an unprecedented effort to come up with vaccines in record time.
It is dubbed "Operation Warp Speed" by the Trump administration.
One approach is more typical, and involves...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 20, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 20th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 15th May highlights the plight of the dry bulk...
NYK Line and MTI Gets ClassNK AiP for Their Autonomous Ship Framework Project
ClassNK grants AiP for the joint project by NYK Line and MTI on the concept design of an autonomous ship framework, reads a press release published on their website.
The Approval in Principle (AiP)
Leading Classification...
Improper Purging of Furnace Caused Dangerous Explosion
The UK & PI CLUB has given a brief report titled "Risk Force: Burns" concerning the recurring fire accidents that had taken place in ships due to various reasons. The report emphasizes that adequate...
FOBAS Alerts on Low Flash Point Distillate Marine Fuel Oil in Antwerp!
FOBAS issued an alert regarding the presence of low flash point marine fuels in Antwerp, reports Manifold times.
FOBAS safety concern
The Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) on May 14, issued...
Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in the UK During April 2020
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2020 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
Zero new detentions
During April, there were zero...
CDC Plans Sweeping Seroprevalence Research To Track Coronavirus Spread!
CDC is reportedly planning to launch a nationwide study in 25 metropolitan areas testing blood from donors to examine the spread of coronavirus around the U.S.
A precursor study led by Vitalant is...
General Cargo Carrier Runs Aground Twice!
Latvian freighter gets double grounded at Denmark, writes Nikolay Torkin for Maritime Bulletin.
Rix Amethyst runs aground
General cargo ship Rix Amethyst ran aground while leaving Rudkobing, Langeland island, Denmark, in the afternoon of May 18.
The...
P&I Claims: Wet Cargo Damage Due To Hatch Cover Leaks
Over 40% of all P&I claims are due to damaged cargo caused by water ingress from hatch covers.
Even the smallest leak can do extensive damage to cargos like steel and paper that...
OPEC Reduces 2020 Crude Demand by 2.23 Million BDP
Price of a barrel has dropped -0.93% from a high of $26.94 bbls to a low of $25.27 bbls.
OPEC members are scrambling to do more to stabilize prices.
Oil futures finished at...