5000 Luxury Liner Passengers Quarantined for Coronavirus

Nearly 5,000 cruise passengers and 1,249 crew were screened for Coronavirus and 148 were isolated for stricter screening, reports Maritime Bulletin. Cruise ship passengers examined Cruise ship COSTA VENEZIA, after a 6-day cruise to Vietnam reached...

Coronavirus Casualty Rises To 81 As WHO Chief Visits China

Coronavirus outbreak worsens in China as the WHO chief sis slated to visit. The Chinese Premier visits the infected city Wuhan as death toll rises to 81 China extends the new year holiday...

BIMCO Focuses on Ship Innovations in Asia As Likely Finance Scenes

Today, the Asian shipowners represent almost half of the world fleet with great potential. The Asian trade, fleet, seafarers and financing capital are now all very important elements of the international shipping industry, writes Wayne...

‘Temperature Score’ the New Yardstick for Investments in Climate Change Era

  According to a Reuters report, policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change by limiting planetary warming to well...

Beware! Chinese Inspectors Strict on IMO 2020 Violations!

  Chinese inspectors being more vigilant of sulphur cap issues and reporting even minute violations. More than 5 violations caught in 3 weeks and the stress is on improperly blended fuels The high LSFO...

THE Alliance Discloses Its Expanded Service Network

THE Alliance announced its launch of 20-21 network schedule, with fewer weekly services on 1 April, reports The LoadStar. Despite the incorporation of HMM and its newbuild ULCVs, THE Alliance (THEA) will still lag behind...

Stock Markets Traded in Narrow Ranges Ahead of Central Bank Decisions

Stock markets traded in narrow ranges as investors awaited central bank decisions and earnings reports due out in coming weeks, reports LA Times. Markets were closed  U.S. stock markets were closed in observance of the Martin...

Coronavirus Hazard Puts the Clock Back on Charterparty Obligations

As Coronavirus scare escalates shipping urgently takes note of charterparty clauses. Quaranties delays and deviations have severe implications and need to be taken care of. off-hire and other such common wordings for regarding...

[Watch] China Builds New Hospital As Coronavirus Spreads To Europe

Chinese new year celebrations hampered as china in lockdown due to Coronavirus scare. Number cases rise 20times in the last 2 weeks accelerating the death toll The virus spreads to Europe as France...

[Watch]: Behind the Scenes of IMO Conferences

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) launched a video presenting what happens "behind the scenes" of an IMO Conference, what the preparations are and who are the key contributors to making everything ready for a...