Dip In Demand, Rates Remain At Peak Levels

Blank sailings keep rates elevated despite dip in demand around LNY Shipping lines prepare for Asia-to-Europe rate hikes in February A recent news article published in the Platts states rates remain at peak levels...

Cargo Ship Master Appeared Remotely In Court For Disposing of Garbage

The master of a Singapore-flagged cargo ship that lost an estimated 50 containers at sea off the Australian coast in 2020 will stand trial in court over the mishap. Mohd Zulkhaili Bin Alias,...

97 New Security Threats Found in Windows OS!

Microsoft revealed it has discovered an eye-watering 97 new security vulnerabilities in its operating systems.  Six of these have been classified as ‘zero days’ which means they are out in the wild and...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 3, 2022

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 3rd week of this year. The report dated 21st January 2022 provides a valuable insight into this week’s tanker market dealings, freight rates, and charter activities. VLCC This...

80-Meter Superyacht Squeezes Under Bridges

80-meter superyacht squeezing under a bridge with just a few inches of clearance. At another stage, the water levels were too high to allow Galactica to pass under a bridge along the River...

MOL Invest In Bombora Wave Power Pty Ltd

MOL announced that the company invested in Bombora Wave Power Pty Ltd. MOL and Bombora has been working together to explore potential wave power projects. The MOL investment underpins Bombora's wider capital raising...

Megaberg Released 152 Billion Tons of Freshwater

Scientists have been keeping a close eye on the 'megaberg' designated as A68a. The iceberg released an astonishing 152 billion tons of freshwater around the remote island of South Georgia. A68a was an...

Autoliners Orders 12 LNG-Fuelled Ammonia Car Carriers

Shipping firm Höegh Autoliners has put in an order for up to 12 LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carriers. The company plans for this class of vessel to be the first in the...

Mid-Air Mask Crisis On Board, Returned To Miami

American Airlines flight 38 returned to MIA due to a disruptive customer refusing to comply with the federal mask requirement. the passenger was escorted off the plane by MDPD officers without incident. the...

This Wearable ‘Fresh Air Clip’ Can Detect COVID Virus

You may soon be able to get a wearable device that would help alert you to potential COVID-19 exposure, says an article published in USA Today. A device by Yale researchers Today, we usually only learn...