After A Positive COVID Test, How Long Should You Isolate?

Staying at home while afflicted will assist to prevent the virus from spreading. However, with changing guidelines, determining what to do following a positive test can be difficult as reported by 9News. Isolation restrictions The number...

Maersk Sign A Deal To Build Geothermal District Heating Plant

Innargi, founded by the holding company behind shipping giant Maersk, signed a deal to build a geothermal district heating plant. Geothermal power has the advantage of being more stable than weather-dependent renewables. Less...

China Crude Throughput Rises 5% To 14.13 mil b/d in 2021

China's GDP expands 8.1% in 2021, grows 4% in Q4 Crude throughput to rise 454,000 b/d in 2022: Platts Analytics Crude output rises 3% to hit 4 million b/d in 2021 China's crude throughput...

LNG Imports Drop After A Rise for 7 Months in A Row

South Korea's LNG imports declined for the first time in eight months in December 2021 due largely to higher import prices and the need to adjust stockpiles despite solid demand for power generation, reports...

COVID in 89 Cruise Ships, CDC Prompts Investigation

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection identified 89 cruise ships with COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, nearly all of which have met the threshold for a formal investigation, reports BNN Bloomberg. Increasing Omicron infections Democratic...

Nakilat Partners With ABS To Address Decarbonization

Nakilat, has partnered with ABS to develop an industry-leading decarbonization strategy.  The project will ultimately see Nakilat’s vessels receive the ABS Sustain notation. The Sustain notations were introduced with the ABS Guide for...

Maritime Piracy Falls To Lowest Level Since 1994

Maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994. In 2021, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre received 132 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships. IMB Piracy Reporting...

Oil Bulls Begin This Year With An Upward Trend

Oil prices are climbing as inventories drop and demand continues to recover despite Omicron’s fears. With WTI now above $81 and Brent nearing $84, it is clear that bullish sentiment has taken over ...

Know the 5 Most Important Traits Of Adaptable Leaders

Adaptability is an essential quality for successful leaders. In fact, without it, leaders could remain too rigid and not allow themselves to get ahead of the curve when noticing that what they are doing...

Singapore Port ‘Reigns Supreme’ Globally

Singapore has retained the number one spot in the Leading Maritime Cities (LMC). The report was conducted by Norwegian classification society DNV and Norwegian consultancy Menon Economics AS. The 2022 edition of the LMC...