Which COVID Pill Works Better : Merck Or Pfizer
Rival antiviral pills from Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co. that demonstrated efficacy in trials of adults with COVID-19 who are at high risk of serious illness are now both in use. The drugs...
Asia Residual Fuels: Key Market Indicators For Jan. 31-Feb. 4
Rising stocks of low sulfur fuel oil at Fujairah have narrowed ex-wharf marine fuel 0.5%S premiums at the Middle Eastern port of Fujairah, even as barge availability for VLSFO deliveries in the week beginning...
Jackup Vessel As Tall As The Eiffel Tower Launched
Belgian offshore contractor Jan De Nul has launched its largest jackup vessel to date at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China.
It is said to be as large as the Eiffel Tower...
Different Theories Of Omicron Origin
Little more than two months after it was first spotted in South Africa, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has spread around the world faster than any previous versions. The highly transmissible variant...
ICS Release Bridge Procedures Guide
ICS has released the sixth edition of the Bridge Procedures Guide.
The guide is widely acknowledged as the leading industry guidance on safe bridge procedures.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the...
Volkswagen Join Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Volkswagen Group Logistics joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI).
SRTI is “focused on safe and responsible ship recycling at the end of life for vessels”.
To join the SRTI, signatories have to...
Drop-Off In Labour Standards Reporting By ICS
The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, from the International Chamber of Shipping, has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing.
The Flag State of a merchant ship is the jurisdiction under whose laws...
Oil To Hit $100 This Year And Rise To $105/Barrel In 2023
Forecasts point to slower economic growth in 2022 and 2023 compared to 2021.
Slowing economic growth could begin to drag down demand for commodities in 2023.
Despite the expected global growth slowdown over...
Gibson Tanker Report – The Year of The Tiger
On February 1st China will enter the year of the tiger. 2021 saw total Chinese crude imports at 512.98 million tonnes, down by 5.4% vs 2020’s 542.39 million tonnes, marking the first fall in...
[Watch] Bulk Carrier Hit By Tanker
Tanker collided with bulk carrier at Ijmuiden outer anchorage, North sea, understood early in the morning Jan 31, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
The bulk carrier seemed to be at anchor at the time of collision,...