Russia Seeking Military Aid From China, Says US Official

Russia has asked China for military support, including drones, as well as economic assistance for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, reports CNN quoting two US officials. In advance of the talks on Monday, White House...

What Are Russia’s Assertions About Biological Weapons?

Russia’s claim could be a pretext for it launching its own biological weapons attack on Ukraine. We know that because WHO is urging Ukraine to destroy any highly dangerous agents in its laboratories.  ...

China On Brink Of Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In 2 Years, Major Cities Shut

Mainland China recorded more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and more than 2,000 on Sunday. The highest daily figures in two years. The case numbers are low compared to Hong Kong...

No Inclination To Stop The Ukraine Conflict!

It did not mention a ceasefire and accused Ukraine of using civilians as human shields. Bennett visited Moscow on 5 March, spending three hours with Putin before travelling on to Berlin to brief...

Increased Sailing Distances Will Not Be Sufficient To Pay Off

World grain reserves have fallen for five consecutive years to 596m tonnes, with a little exportable surplus. The only viable options could be France, Germany and India. India’s steel-maker ArcelorMittal halted production at...

Russian Oil On Their Way To US Ports

At least two tankers were loaded with Russian oil and departed for U.S. destinations, according to information obtained by American Shipper. Still, the possibility of keeping the contracts and taking on Russian oil...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 10, 2022

The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 10th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 11th March highlights the dry bulk market conditions at the...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained In The UK During February 2022

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that five foreign-flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during February 2022 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Five new detentions During February, there were five new...

BIMCO COVID 19 Weekly Report Dated 11 March 2022

This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 11 March covers the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Fiji and the latest from the World Health Organization (WHO).  Every week, BIMCO summarises measures imposed by...

Ningbo Containerised Freight Index

Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube box rates says an article published in Baltic Exchange. Ningbo Shipping Exchange Route 2022-3-11 2022-3-4 Weekly change (%) Ningbo - Europe 4877.79 5337.42 -8.61 Ningbo - West Mediterranean 5286.78 5475.51 -3.45 Ningbo - East Mediterranean 4236.50 4434.75 -4.47 Ningbo - Middle East 2736.37 3057.76 -10.51   The weeklyNingbo...