Freight Market in the Midst of Sharp Change, Market Analysis

The dry bulk market has made its most promising start to the year for at least a decade. Freight rates have been quick to set new records as the weeks progressed and overall...

Bottleneck in US Ports, Hike in Freight Rates

An influx of imports from Asia to the U.S. has created a bottleneck at West Coast ports. As a result, backed up cargo ships have started to contribute to a worldwide shortage of...

MSC Orders Vessels Worth $1.56bn

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) places an order at China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for vessels worth $1.56bn, says an article on Splash247 Order for 13 vessels signed up A report from shipbrokers Braemar ACM said MSC...

England To Get Two At-home Corona virus Tests a Week

England to be given access to two rapid coronavirus tests a week says an article on BBC. Testing kits to be free The lateral flow kits, which can provide results in around 30 minutes, will be...

Highest Quarterly Sales Volume, Alphaliner Reports

The Alphaliner Weekly Newsletter is distributed every Tuesday. Information is given in good faith but without guarantee. The last three months of 2020 saw the highest quarterly sales volume by teu since 2017. ...

Two Super Important Factors To Curb Covid 19 Surge

Some health experts warn the United States may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 surge if Americans aren't careful -- just as the country vaccinate more people. There are two key things...

Key Market Indicators This Week

The Singapore marine fuel 0.5%S bunker market is unlikely to see any significant upside from prevailing levels in the week of April 5-9 due to lackluster sentiment in the upstream Singapore marine fuel 0.5%S...

How Complicated Salvage and Wreck Removal Can Get

If you want to know how bad the Ever Given situation in the Suez Canal could have got, look no further than the MV Golden Ray in the United States, reports gcaptain. Cutting of Section...

Tesla Inspired Electric Boat Makes Its Debut In the U.S

Tesla-inspired Swedish X Shore electric boat is now coming to America, says an article on Electrek. Tesla Model electric boat Konrad Bergstrom is a Swedish tech millionaire behind the electric boat startup X Shore. He adopted...

CRYO Shipping Establishes Bunkering Service In South-East Asia

According to an article published in Manifold Times, Norwegian downstream liquified natural gas (LNG) and biogas supply company CRYO Shipping (CRYO) on Friday (2 April) said it is establishing its LNG bunker service in...