How the Pandemic Changed the Wild & the Wildlife

The pandemic has put life on hold for humans but its effects on the wildlife is unprecedented and here we are investigating how the pandemic has affected the animal world with this article published...

Vetting in Tanker Industry Needs a Re-thought

Safety is the primary concern of the SIRE vetting system. But with the human element a major contributor to issues, there are calls for a more data-based approach; Covid-19 may force the issue ...

[Watch] First American Woman Cruise Captain Takes Down Internet Trolls

There are a few things you need to know about Captain Kate McCue, who is currently commanding the Celebrity Edge. One is that she has, in a very short period of time, become perhaps the most...

4 New Biggest Cruise Ships, Bookings Open for Cruise Lovers

Two of the biggest big-ship cruise lines — Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises — were just starting up sailings with their biggest ships ever. Royal Caribbean, too, had just brought out a new giant of...

Subdue An Armed Somali Pirate: Who Made them Disappear?

Cargo ships are not allowed to carry armaments.  No one could figure out how to stop Somalian piracy. The payoff from piracy that year from ransoms had been 100 times higher than it...

Tracing the End of Pandemics Through Generations

10 months into the pandemic, there's no reprieve from the disease and everyone is looking for an end date. Amidst this, the BBC underlines how pandemics end with animated visual stories from the past,...

CARB Fines $2M for Violations of OGV

CARB to announce the settlement with Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc California port to meet the operational time limits and reduce their power generation fleet-wide. Power reduction requirements have been phased...

Sea Cargo Charter To Assess Climate Alignment of Shipping Activities

Some of the biggest names in chartering have vowed to make the details of their shipping carbon footprint public in a potentially enormous shake-up for sea transportation. International non-profit organization, Global Maritime Forum,...

How To Disembark from Cruises Before Others?

With the ever-increasing size and facilities of the cruise ships, cruises today can accommodate thousands of people which makes disembarkation quite a daunting task, especially in a pandemic situation like this. So, here's a detailed...

Ship With Winter Supplies Stuck in Ice

Container ship MALIK ARCTICA stuck in ice off her port of destination Ittoqqortoormiit, southeast Greenland, since Oct 7, says a Maritime Bulletin news report. What happened? The ship is to offload winter supplies at Ittoqqortoormiit, so...