Shipping Sector Continues To Thrive Amid Growing e-Commerce Demand
A plethora of factors including urbanization, availability of a wide range of products online, and a rise in online marketing increased the market for e-commerce.
This in-turn has a positive spin on the...
Wärtsilä’s Cloud Simulation Solution To ‘Revolutionize’ e-Training
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully delivered its brand-new Cloud Simulation solution to Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy.
Comprising a combination of cloud-based solutions, including navigational, engine room and liquid cargo handling simulators, Wärtsilä...
Tanker Scrapping ‘On the Rise’ Amid Dampening Oil Demand
The fall in crude oil demand has hit the tanker market hard.
The oil price dip led to the surge in Chinese imports and resulted in congestion in Chinese discharge ports.
Ship brokers...
Virus Stricken Seafarer Shifted To Home for Recovery
The container ship Lexa Maersk had to interrupt her voyage and call Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands, to medevac an ill seaman with fever symptoms.
Seaman was taken to hospital and a quarantine...
Labor Day Festivities Spread COVID19 Infection, US Asks People To Test
According to a CNN report, people who let down their guard and got too close to others over Labor Day weekend should get tested for Covid-19, White House coronavirus task coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 37, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 37th week of this year. The report dated 11th September 2020 provides a valuable insight into this week’s tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...
12 World’s Largest Containerships On Asia and Europe Route
World's largest 24,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container vessels set off on their voyage.
They are to sail between Asia and Europe.
All 12 container vessels belong to South Korea’s leading container carrier...
Maersk Cancels GRI & Cuts Transpacific Rates
In a major development, Maersk has announced that they are reducing their planned mid-September transpacific GRIs, thought to be due to China’s move to step in to reduce freight rates on the trade.
What is...
600,000 Seafarers Maltreatment Needs a Practical Solution
Andrew Craig-Bennett writes for Splash247 on how unless all nations permit seamen to come ashore, P&I cover three months from now should stop.
He brings to us a practical way to deal with the shameful...
[Answer] How Buying Bunker Weighted Average Price Saves Money?
With the pandemic making the VLSFO situation dicey, it has become absolutely crucial to go for bunker weighted average pricing to save money on fuels. Because of this Integr8 Fuels have come up with...