Russia Is Closing Its Digital Doors
Russia's blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine, reports Yahoo.
Blocking social media
The often-criticized social...
Container Shipping Rates From North Asia To North America Fall Sharply
Rates slightly above FAK as ex-China demand remains hampered
Southeast Asia-US rates rangebound at elevated levels
A recent news article published in the Platts states that market continues to dwindle amid increased sailing space.
Container...
The Beginning For A New Normal!
While the pandemic is not over, experts say the US may be in for, at the very least, a "near normal" spring and summer, based on new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Fitness-tracking Smartwatches Recalled Following Skin Burns
A news article published in the BBC states that Fitbit has recalled one of its fitness-tracking smartwatches due to the risk of it overheating and burning people.
Voluntary recall by Google
The company, now owned by...
ICS Suffers Labour Shortage Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Putin’s war against Ukraine will exacerbate the logistics sector’s labour shortage, as sanctions impede recruitment for seafarers and drivers, reports the Loadstar.
Labour shortage
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) data notes that Russians account for 10.5%...
Fuel Prices Mount Up To $922.50 Per Ton
Russian invasion propels price of ship fuel to historic high, reports FreightWaves.
Ship fuel costs have “gone parabolic"
The price of ship fuel was flirting with a new record even before Russia invaded Ukraine. Then war...
Industry Majors Halt Business With Russia
Global marine fuel supplier Peninsula and Engineering company Wärtsilä has suspended business with Russian vessels, ports, companies (owned or majority-owned), suppliers and financial institutions, reports Ship&Bunker.
Peninsula suspends Russian business
The company said: ‘Peninsula is shocked...
Beach Cleaners Raise Alarm On Debris from Cargo Ship Spill
A recent news article published in the Pique News Magazine states that debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners.
Cargo ship loses 109 containers off the B.C. coast
A volunteer...
EuroDry Announces New Charter for Dry Bulk Vessel
EuroDry an owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced a new charter for its drybulk vessel M/V “Molyvos Luck”.
New time charter
M/V “Molyvos Luck”, a 57,924 dwt...
Controversial Purchase of Russian Crude is To Ensure EU Refinery Supply
Traders, refiners shunning Russian oil over Ukraine
Shell lifts cargo at record low level in Platts MOC
Shell promises to commit profits from Urals to humanitarian fund
Shell's recent controversial purchase of Russian crude...













