Attempts To Refloat the Grounded Vessel

 One of two dredgers working to release the Evergreen containership, has nearly completed work to free its bow and attempts to refloat the vessel will begin shortly. Nearly 240 vessels are awaiting transit...

Suez Blockage A Year Late for Shipping Giants

The blockage of the Suez Canal comes a year too late for shipping giants. The massive Ever Given container vessel remains beached across the channel. Moller-Maersk and others will soon have to re-route...

Maritime Authorities Detained Two Vessels for Labour Rights Breaches

Australian maritime authorities have detained two vessels owned by a controversial Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just weeks after the crew on another of Aswan Trading and Contracting’s ships were driven...

How Vaccination Passports Work In Different Parts Of The World

The need to get a Covid vaccine certificate before you travel across Europe this summer is closer to becoming reality. EU leaders have backed introduction of a "Digital Green Certificate", but some countries, inside...

Blockage In The Suez Canal To Cause Container Spot Rates To Escalate

Container spot rates from Asia to Europe look set to surge again, as carriers are obliged to blank sailings in response to the Suez Canal blockage, reports The Load Star. Covering extra fuel cost The Loadstar understands...

Suez Canal Block Puts Global Trade in ‘Deep Water.’ Here’s How.

The cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal is holding up traffic that carries nearly $10 billion worth of goods every day, so a quick clearing of the logjam is key to limiting the economic...

7 LNG Tankers To Skirt Suez Canal Following Containership Block

Ever Given owner: Aim to refloat the container ship by the night of March 27 local time LNG tankers, container ships diverted; Saturday (March 27) high-tide awaited: brokers Refined product cargoes from Persian...

Why Covid-19 Nasal Swab & Saliva Test Results Differ?

Evidence found that coronavirus infects the mouth, including inside the cheeks, in the gums and in salivary glands, says an article published in CNN. Coronavirus infects the mouth Researchers say they have found evidence that coronavirus...

RMI Claims The Youngest and Greenest Fleet Worldwide

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry comprises the world’s youngest blue water fleet with an average age of 9.4 years based on Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Register, says a press release published...

James Fisher Plans to Add LNG Dual-Fuel IMO II Tankers to Its Capacity

The vessels will be traded by James Fisher Everard (JFE) alongside its’ existing fleet and are the first clean product tankers of this size to incorporate this emissions-reducing propulsion technology, says a press release published...