Nobel Prize Ceremony Scaled Back Amid COVID Uncertainty

The Nobel Foundation said in a statement on Thursday that prizewinners would receive awards in their home countries rather than attend a banquet in Stockholm, reports DW. Remote award ceremony The body said it was making...

Vaccination Centre For All International Ocean-going Seafarers

Singapore will offer vaccination to international ocean-going signing-on seafarers. The vaccination centre will commence operations on 30 September. Singapore has announced that it will offer vaccination to international ocean-going signing-on seafarers, reports GAC. Singapore Vaccination...

First COVID Outbreak Was Intentional, Claims Chinese Whistleblower

  Wei Jingsheng claims he alerted the Trump administration to the virus' existence in November 2019, reports an article in JOE. First COVID19 was intentional! A man has claimed that China deliberately spread Covid-19 two months before...

RR & Sea Machines Team Up On Smart Ship & Autonomous Ship Control Solutions

Strategic cooperation to expand the new mtu NautIQ marine automation portfolio with remote and autonomous control systems to offer complete automation solutions from a single source. Continuation of PS 2030 strategy, positioning Rolls-Royce...

Chinese City Into Semi Shutdown After Local Covid Cases Emerge

China's Harbin in semi-lockdown after local Covid cases emerge again Harbin vowed to complete an initial round of city-wide testing residents told to refrain from stepping outside their homes, unless necessary before their...

Maersk Supports Electro-fuels Startup Company

Maersk Growth has made a leading venture investment in Prometheus Fuels, a Silicon Valley-based startup with a promising direct air capture-technology in shipping. The minority investment in Prometheus Fuels will support A.P. Moller...

[Watch] Gigantic Cranes Maneuvering Under Bridges

The Port of Baltimore received four of the largest cranes in the world that will help to double the container terminal’s capacity. With just four feet of clearance under two bridges, the gigantic cranes that...

Maersk Tankers’ Technical Management Business Has New Owner

Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd. has signed an agreement to take over Maersk Tankers’ technical management business. This will strengthen Synergy Group’s position within technical management, and Maersk Tankers will become a service company...

Synergy Group Adds Footprint Of Ship Management Services In Europe

Synergy Group has opened up a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new office has been contributed by the growing demand from European shipowners for world class, technology-enabled ship management services. Growing demand from...

Safe Bulkers Announce The Sale Of MV Pedhoulas Fighter

Safe Bulkers Inc. announces sale of one Kamsarmax vessel MV Pedhoulas Fighter is a 2012 Chinese-built, Kamsarmax class, dry-bulk vessel at a gross sale price of $23.7 million the Company has sold seven...