Some 25 million people in Shanghai have lived under strict lockdown since the beginning of April, amid a surge in Omicron cases. It's the first time Shanghai has imposed such strict restrictions -...

Crude oil futures were higher in mid-morning Asian trade April 21 amid still tight supply fundamentals. As a result, sentiment receives an extra boost from draws in US crude and refined product stocks...

A recently published news article in the PBS website states that FRONTLINE’s “China’s COVID Secrets” Wins 2022 NIHCM Award. NIHCM Journalism and Research Awards  In January 2020, a worker in a protective suit is seen at...

An ammonia-ready liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled Panamax bulk carrier has received an Approval in Principal (AIP) from ClassNK, reports Offshore Energy. The ship was developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC) in...

While China's recent COVID-19 lockdowns are sparking concerns about another massive shockwave through global supply chains, some industry analysts and insiders are anticipating minimal impact as Shanghai — home to the world's largest container...

Wärtsilä Voyage has launched Smart Realities, a scalable, and fully immersive extended reality (XR) training and assessment solution for ship handling, bridge and marine engineering applications, reads an official release. The solution will allow mariners...

Gard Club provides useful information and guidance on how to tackle and manage potential outbreak of infection on board. Containing an outbreak  According to the Club, an “outbreak”, in very simple terms is defined as prevalence...

Wärtsilä to write-off approximately EUR 200 mln related to assets and business operations in Russia, reads an official release. Wärtsilä suspends all deliveries After the beginning of Russia’s operation on Ukraine, Wärtsilä immediately suspended all deliveries,...

Prompt HSFO tight in Fujairah and Singapore Singapore port authority mulls additional fuel quality tests Availability normal in Hong Kong and Zhoushan Singapore HSFO380 and VLSFO availability is “super tight” in Singapore and requires 10-12...

If you were to just look at the graphical interpretations of both the BDI and BDTI indi- ces from Jan ’20 until today, it would be hard to detect any sort of correlated activity...