GEODIS Charters Boxships To Ease Ultra-tight Sea Freight Market

GEODIS, a leading global supply chain operator, provides its customers with guaranteed space in an ultra-tight sea freight market from China to Europe. Vessel schedules Arrive Hamburg on 28thThe first 1,000TEU1 capacity vessel, operated exclusively by...

Chevron Oil Spill Leaks 600 Gallons of Oil Into SF Bay

Chevron Corporation refinery spill that leaked about 600 gallons of petroleum and water into the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday is being investigated by California authorities, reports Equities. The investigation According to the Bay Area Air...

The FMC Forewarns US Companies Of Penalties On Breaking Supply-Chain Rules

Companies that violate U.S. supply-chain rules around inundated American ports may be penalized, according to a key maritime regulator in Washington who is pushing the fragmented freight industry to work more closely to address...

Sea Oil Petroleum Acquires Pro Fuels AS’s Trading Business

Bangkok-based Sea Oil Public Company Limited’s Singapore subsidiary, Sea Oil Petroleum Pte Ltd, acquires Pro Fuels AS’s trading business and operations. As part of the acquisition, Sea Oil Petroleum AS has been established...

UK Cancels 2021 Vacations, 10years Prison for Hiding Travel History

Britain is barring vacations outside the home and even within the country. Even staycations are banned. People need to inform if they visit red list countries. Concealing travel history can lead to up...

HMM Makes Profit Despite U.S.-China Conflict and Covid-19

HMM swung to net profit last year on increased shipping price. HMM, Korea’s largest and the world’s eighth-largest shipper, reported 6.41 trillion won ($5.76 billion) in revenue in 2020, up 16 percent on...

Young Seafarer Takes His Own Life Onboard An Asphalt Tanker

With express permission, it is with great sadness that Tanker Operator reports the tragic and premature death of a young seafarer onboard the MT SEA PRINCESS (IMO 8607634), an asphalt bitumen tanker owned by...

The Need To Classifying Seafarers As ‘Key Workers’

It’s become something of a matter for debate, as people jostle for a place in the pecking order for Covid tests, vaccines, privileged medical treatment and freedom from the various prohibitions that prevent us...

Jet Fuel Regains Premium Over The Gasoil Benchmark

Jet fuel values which dropped significantly in the first part of last year have left negative territory vis-a-vis ICE low sulfur (LS) gasoil to project a reasonable premium over the gasoil benchmark, according to...

Captain & Crew To Face Jail Time for 2019 Accident

The criminal case stemming from a 2019 accident in which the cruise ship MSC Opera hit a river cruise ship and the dock while arriving in Venice has been concluded with an agreement that will...