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...

Ship Owners Sailing Fuel Cargoes To US for Seizure

  Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure sail to the United States. Fuel should be in U.S. territorial waters to be seized. Vessel owners transfer fuel cargoes to...

‘Five-year Plan’ To Boost Maritime Industry

South Korean government plans to boost the container carrying capacity. It plans to push the country’s liner operators to 1.2 million TEU by 2025. Moon Seong-hyeok a five-year plan to revive the country’s...

The Trans-Pacific Eastbound Market Is Going Crazy!

China-U.S. West Coast container rates continue their astonishing climb. Clients are selling more and they are selling more online bringing shipping more into the U.S. 80% of them are growing year-on-year and gaining...