Patients Rise in Number: COVID-19 Updates
More people are now in hospital with Covid than before the national lockdown, UK government advisers say.
Nightingale hospitals were set up across the UK at the start of the first wave of...
Container Shipping Industry To Have Record Breaking Q3 Results
Container-line profits exceeded expectations in Q2 2020, a period when volumes were weak. In the third quarter, volumes and rates surged — and not just in the trans-Pacific trade.
“The stars are aligning for container...
“Cruises To Nowhere” Selling Like Hotcakes Amid Pandemic Fears
The Company to receive more than 6,000 bookings in just 5 days.
Cruises suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities recognizing that the proximity of guests turns the ships into infection clusters.
Singapore...
Kawasaki Bags First Order for Large Capacity Battery Propulsion Systems
An article published by Kawasaki talks about the company receiving its first order for coastal ship large-capacity-battery propulsion systems
Electric power systems
Each Kawasaki battery propulsion system includes large-capacity lithium-ion (Li-ion) marine batteries, a propulsion control...
Ship Owner Clarifies the Beached Box Ship Mystery
Owners of MV Jakarta confirmed that the vessel went aground on the eastern coast of Vietnam on 10 October, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
NKD Maritime Limited, owners of MV Jakarta, confirm that during very heavy...
IMO ‘Exceptional Bravery’ Award for Saving 62 Lives at Sea
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recognizes an off-duty officer for his exceptional bravery at sea, reports Philippine News Agency.
Exceptional bravery at sea
In November 2019, an off-duty officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) saved...
COVID-19 Cases Onboard Capesize Bulker
MOLs "Vega Dream" with a crew of twenty, has COVID-19 cases onboard, says a press release published on their website.
Onboard Covid-19 cases
The 174,713MT "Vega Dream" owned and managed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. with...
Scorpio Bulkers Announces Its $18.4m Vessel Sale Deal
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. announces the sake of a Kamsarmax vessel, says a press release published on their website.
Vessel sale for $18.4m
Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SALT) (the “Company”) announced the agreement for the sale of...
Europe’s Biggest Marine Protected Area To Protect Habitats
Europe's largest marine protected area (MPA) has come into force for an area of deep sea off the Western Isles.
The West of Scotland MPA involves an area of more than 38,610 sq...
SIBCON 2020 Methanex Corporation Keen On Methanol As Marine Fuel
The following article is part of event coverage for the upcoming Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2020; where Manifold Times is an official media partner:
Methanex Corporation, a Canadian company that supplies, distributes and...