Football World Sends Condolences To Cristiano Ronaldo And Family

In December, they announced they were expecting a boy and a girl. Liverpool wrote on Twitter: “All of us here at Liverpool FC send our deepest condolences to you, Georgina and the family.” ...

Bags Full Of Cats Ready For Slaughter In China

And it is impossible to do so... demand is all over the place. Pre-Covid cost £12 to ship, door to door, from a factory in northern China to the UK with a six-month...

Invest $80 Billion To Avoid Becoming An Importer, Says Owji

According to oil minister, Iran needs to invest $80 billion in its gas industry to achieve its 1.4 Bcm/d production target, says a Platts Market Insight. Invest or import Oil minister Javad Owji said, "If there...

Colombo Transhipment Traffic Could Shift To India

The disruption in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port is proving a double-edged sword for an Indian container trade already navigating Covid-induced supply chain dysfunction, reports The Loadstar. The Colombo crisis According to a report by market researcher...

Russian Forces Capture First City in Battle

Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor has said, reports The Guardian. Attack on Kreminna Kreminna, a city of...

Cargo Ship Ran Onto Embankment

A general cargo ship suffered engine failure and ran onto embankment in Kiel Canal at around 0610 UTC Apr 19, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? A general cargo ship suffered engine failure and ran onto embankment...

How Far The Tanker Orderbook Has Fallen

Greek operator Metrostar Management Corp (MMC) has ordered two plus one option 115,000-dwt LR2 tankers from Hyundai Vietnam, marking one of the very few tanker orders to be placed in 2022, says an article...

CDC Lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its "Do Not Travel" COVID-19 recommendations for about 90 international destinations, reports Reuters. Easing restrictions Last week, the CDC said it...

Vietnam Plans To Expand Its Container Shipping Fleet

Vietnam has joined its neighbour, Thailand, in announcing plans to expand its container shipping fleet, says an article published in The Loadstar. VLBA’s strategy to acquire ships The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLBA) said last week...

MOL Decides To Have 110 Zero-emission Ships By 2035

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to deploy about 110 net zero emission oceangoing vessels by 2035. MOL’s LNG fueled ferry that is slated for delivery in 2025. The first zero-emission...