The International Group of P&I Clubs, in partnership with other shipping industry organisations, has released the COVID-19 Related Guidelines for Ensuring a Safe Shipboard Interface Between Ship and Shore Based Personnel, says an article...

Air Lines, driven by demand for air cargo also opens for the return of passenger services. But the question is, for how long. Operating passenger aircraft as freighters only makes sense at a...

Cargo throughput at major Chinese ports declined 5.6% and Yangtze river hub ports dropped 11.8% during the first ten-day period of May. The container volume of eight major ports declined 7.3% and half...

Oil and gas sector investments have grown as a share of total U.S. nonresidential business fixed investments. The share of the oil and gas industry’s investment of U.S. nonresidential business fixed investment is...

Now, the next big technological change the maritime industry is looking forward to is the introduction of “autonomous ships”.  Though autonomous ships are the talk of the town for quite a while now,...

Chinese refineries increased their run rates by 11 percent last month as the country began to emerge from the months-long lockdown. At 13.1 million bpd, the April run rates were also higher than...

According to the US President Donald Trump, the World Health Organization (WHO) has mismanaged and helped to cover up the spread of the coronavirus after it emerged in China. Trump levelled some of...

Crew change crisis takes a new turn with ships deviating to India to drop overworked staff. Seafarers and their families have been pouring their anguish in the social media, urging the government to...

Australia was the first nation to call for an independent inquiry into the origin of COVID-19. The Government is claiming credit for "toughening up" the initial proposal suggested by the EU. More than...

The novel coronavirus has touched off another stealthy and growing public health crisis that calls for an equally matched emergency response. Exposed individuals may enter a state of self-quarantine to protect others. More...