Fuel Oil Stocks Tumble Amid ‘Six-Month High’ Exports

Singapore’s residual fuel oil inventories fell 2% in the week as export volumes jumped to a near six-month high. Residual fuel stocks were up 21% from a year earlier. Singapore’s residual fuel oil inventories...

USCG Makes Changes To BWM Reporting Form

On 20 July 2020, the United States Coast Guard adopted revisions to its Ballast Water Management (BWM) Reporting Form. The new reporting form replaces all previous versions and the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse...

How Air Cargo Is Preparing for Vaccine Delivery?

As the air cargo industry prepares for a Covid-19 vaccine, some experts are warning of logistical challenges for worldwide distribution, writes Sam Whelan in an article published in the LoadStar. Optimal Transport of the Vaccine This...

Containerships Beating Tankers on Scrubber Retrofits

As the 2020 debate shifted from scrubbers to covid19, a steady uptick in scrubber retrofit is seen Containerships seem to have opened up to it and is quite surpassing tanker retrofits despite longer...

A Look Inside the World’s Biggest Container Ship

HMM St Petersburg has been completed at the Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard. It has some interior work, including the installation of automation systems and facilities to be installed. The container vessel is one...

What Lies Behind the Russian Vaccine Press Release

In a startling and confusing move, Russia has claimed that it has approved the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, as the nation’s Ministry of Health issued what’s called a registration certificate for a vaccine candidate...

[Watch] Dr. Fauci Has Doubts on the Russian COVID19 Vaccine Safety

Russia's Sputnik Vaccine has flared up apprehension about vaccine safety and security Dr. Anthony Fauci himself noted concocting a vaccine and proving its safety isn't the same thing The Russian vaccine has been...

Oil Price Fiasco Revives Divestment in Fossil Fuel Campaigns

The global economic shutdown has pushed oil prices to record lows. Climate activists are pushing government and financial institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry. They highlight the need to remove pension...

AI Drug Development Strategies Speed Up COVID Drug Manufacturing

As the pandemic medicines are unleashed shortages seem to be piling up Some AI-enabled medicine manufacturing routes have been tested to speed up manufacturing. So far the AI software is successful in making...

HMM Records $23m Profit for Q2 2020

HMM sails into the black after 21 quarters, but half-year is still red, carrying forward a loss of $31m. Posted a net profit of $23m for Q2 20, compared with a loss of...