World’s First Omicron Death Recorded
First patient dies of Omicron in UK - Johnson
New COVID variant doubling every 2-3 days, minister says
Get a booster as two vaccines not enough, Britain says
Johnson's poll ratings sink -...
Korea Shipbuilding Turns Hydrogen Leaks To Power Source
South Korea Shipbuilding converts the vaporized hydrogen from liquid hydrogen into energy, reports the Korea Herald.
Liquid hydrogen
Chill hydrogen to liquid at minus 253 degrees Celsius and the volume shrinks to one-eight-hundredth of its size....
What Made Reinforced Ships Go Extinct?
Construction of reinforced concrete ships was not a great idea, reports d1softballnews.
Ships made of reinforced concrete
Not far from the coast of Powell River, a Canadian city overlooking the Malaspina Strait in the British Columbia...
Bad Weather Forces Backlog of Boxships To Move Further Out To Sea
Winter weather is causing the backlog of ships at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to move further offshore.
The ships waiting to dock off California's coast are complying with a...
How is Amazon Beating the Logistics Dilemma
Amazon, beset by a number of logistical challenges, is taking matters into its own hands by chartering its own ships and planes. The initiative is to avoid bottlenecks in delivery networks as the world...
Bunker One Partnership Adds HSFO Supply In Prime Location
Deliveries are made by the bunker barges MT Red Sea 1 and MT Ver.
The partnership between Bunker One and Red Sea Bunkering has added HSFO supply to its offering in Djibouti.
A Ship and Bunker news source says...
Hyundai Daewoo Tie-up Set for Antitrust Vote
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (267250.KS) has proposed acquisition of rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (042660.KS) .
It is set for an EU antitrust veto after the companies declined to offer remedies...
Box Spot Rates Rises To “New Heights”
In a year that has felt like one long Christmas for liner operators, a bumper end of year bonus is materialising.
It is to cement 2021’s position as the greatest period of earnings...
9 Days After the Bulk Carrier Fire, Firefighting Continues
The fire-hit Almirante Storni bulk carrier was brought into the port of Gothenburg over the weekend.
Further, firefighting operations were performed to douse the ship’s cargo of timber continue, nine days after the...
Forwarders Clueless About 2022 Container Spot Rates
Container spot rates are edging up again across most tradelanes, with a big spike expected in January ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
According to today’s Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI), 15...