Divided By Borders United By Coronavirus!

People living thousands of miles apart with nothing in common are today united in their struggle against coronavirus, says an article published on BBC. The article chronicled stories from different parts of the world where...

[Watch] Elon Musk Names His Baby ‘XÆA-12’!

Elon Musk and musician Grimes gave birth to their first child. They have named their baby boy X Æ A-12. The unique and possibly nonregistrable name has fueled a lot of memes. The...

Painful Week Ahead As Europe-Asia Rates Soar Over Space Scramble!

According to a Loadstar article, North European exporters to Asia are paying the price of the extensive head haul blank sailing programmes of ocean carriers. What is it? Rates are skyrocketing on the North...

How Urban Designing Should Evolve To Make A Pandemic Free City?

COVID19 is going to change urban designing towards a more pandemic free city for tomorrow. Future cities need to be citadels - self-sufficient, well planned with better sanitation and more green spaces. In...

150,000 Seafarers Will Be in Need of Crew Change by May 15

Data from the International Chamber of Shipping ICS and the International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC) shows that 150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by 15 May, reports Safety4Sea.  Warnings from ICS ICS, in a...

World’s Largest Liner Plans To Enforce Cost Cuts To Handle Covid19 Crisis!

German container line Hapag-Lloyd is to enforce cost cuts to handle the coronavirus crisis, reports Reuters. Why cost cuts? Hapag-Lloyd’s chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said that the company is to implement cost cuts to take...

Container Ship Breaks Away from Its Mooring!

Container ship broke off her moorings and drifted to the middle of the river, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Container ship MAERSK SIHANOUKVILLE broke off her moorings at Chittagong port, Bangladesh, on May 6.  The ship was...

The Healthiest Countries To Live in Times of Corona!

The fight at the frontlines of Covid-19 is being waged in clinics and hospitals around the world. But the success of that fight depends on the effectiveness of the healthcare systems in each...

Asia-Pacific Refineries Run Cut Continues!

Indian Oil Corp. reduced crude throughput by 50% at its refineries to combat a slump in demand for petroleum products. Pakistan's Attock Refinery in Punjab has increased its run rate to 67% of...

High Floating Storage Downbeat Quarterly Earnings!

The peak of the crude oil storage crisis may now be over as production cuts have come in ‘harder and larger’. This is reflected in falling spot rates for both crude and product...