Legal Risk Due To Quarantine Of Pilots

Navigation on parts of the Yangtze River by international-trading vessels has come to an abrupt halt following the Covid-19. Pilots typically carry out their shiftwork for periods of 14 days during which they...

DuPont Successfully Sells Clean Technologies Unit

  New York listed DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DuPont) on Friday (31 December) has successfully sold off its clean technology businesses. It includes the scrubber systems provider Belco Technologies Corporation, to an international private...

All You Need To Know About Flurona

Israel's first known case of a person infected with Covid-19 and the flu has been detected, the country's Ministry of Health confirmed to CNN on Tuesday, raising questions over how the two viruses might...

Are You Violating The Internet Law?

Bypassing paywalls Years ago, you could access most news sites online for free. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act says you cannot go around technology meant to restrict access to copyrighted material. Not only...

What is the Outlook of Fitch Ratings On Global Shipping?

Fitch Ratings maintains its neutral outlook on the global shipping sector. It is due to continued strong market conditions for container shipping (albeit with some downside risk) and dry bulk, and expectations that...

3700 Cruise Ship Passengers Tested Over Omicron Variant Outbreak

  A recent news article published in the UK Times News states that a Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was returned to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found...

DNV Conference – The Fuel of the Future

DNV Conference - The fuel of the future will be talking about the holistic view of shipping challenges. Need for maritime decarbonization Decarbonization is the grand challenge of our time and no single organization, company, or...

Alternative Container Ports To Evade Congestion in 2021

FreightWaves talks about 5 alternative container ports to avoid port congestion in 2021. Container backlog The Los Angeles and Long Beach port facilities were the child of a supply chain traffic jam poster in 2021. Dozens...

Satellite Shows ‘Near Miss’ Collision Between Oil Tanker & Ghost Ship

Evidence has emerged of a near-miss incident off Cork involving a massive oil tanker and the ghost-ship which was washed onto the coast near Ballycotton almost two years ago, reports Irish Examiner. Had the two...

Stranded Containership Could Stay Docked for A Month

Crews aboard a South Korean container ship started draining oil from the massive vessel on Monday so crucial mechanical repairs can get underway, reports Vancouver News quoting a spokesman for the Greater Victoria Harbour...