Covid 19 Topples The Economy Worldwide With No Clue for Recovery
The declines came after the US Federal Reserve warned that the American economy faces a long road to recovery.
In the US, the three main share indexes saw their worst day in weeks,...
Sudden Demise of Chief Engineer While at Work
Chief Engineer of an LPG tanker dies on board of the ship on Jun 10. He is 43 years old from China and had died due to cardiac arrest, while on duty.
A recently published...
COVID19 Asymptomatic Transmission – Confusion & Clarity!
This week, the matter of asymptomatic transmission of the novel coronavirus has caused much confusion — and sparked a lively debate on Twitter.
It started Monday when the World Health Organization discussed the...
DNV GL Launches COVID19 Infection Prevention Certification!
An all-inclusive infection prevention certification for shipping has been launched to check the spread of COVID19 and other diseases.
The program includes a pre-assessment of company's management system followed by an actual survey
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Wilhelmsen Executes First Full Crew Repatriation Under New Protocol!
The first seafarers to benefit from the use of chartered flight to comply with the new crew change protocol finally disembarked the bulk carrier Genco Liberty at the Port of Singapore.
The protocols...
Aviation Style Marine Fuel Efficiency Tracker for Shipping!
According to a Seafety4Sea report, UCL Energy Institute is making a system to track the efficiency of marine fuels used in ships.
What is it?
The UCL Energy Institute, in partnership with Signol, has won funding...
Several VLCCs Queue To Offload Crude as Ullage Runs Dry
Lack of ullage at the tank farms in Qingdao port has forced VLCCs to wait for up to three weeks.
Currently, 20 VLCCs are queueing to offload the crude oil onboard.
Another 19...
Wartsila Launches Zero Emission Services for Shipping!
Wärtsilä and partners have developed an emissions-free barge concept, ZES.
It is an enterprise for making inland waterway shipping more sustainable.
Replaceable battery, ZESPacks, containers will be used for fully electric propulsion.
The...
Scientists Discover Mirror Image of Sun and The Earth!
The star Kepler-160 and its companion are similar to Sun-Earth system.
KOI-456.04 is less than twice the size of Earth, it orbits a Sun-like star.
The object was discovered by a team led...
How Do Zoonotic Diseases Jump Onto Humans?
Zoonotic diseases like influenza and many coronaviruses start out in animals, but their biological machinery often enables them to jump to humans.
MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV appear to originate in animals, and the same...