Weekly Tanker Report – Week 1, 2021

A relatively quiet start to 2021. On the new 2021 Worldscale schedule, flat rates fell about 17%. To compensate, fixing rates reflected an upward adjustment on the first working day of the year, but...

World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Arrives Shortly

Meet the "Yangtze River Three Gorges 1", an electric cruise ship, announced in December, that is poised to become the world's largest of its kind (among EVs). According to the brief info, it will...

Ningbo Containerised Freight Index

Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube box rates by Ningbo Shipping Exchange:The weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index...

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Wins SDG Excellence Award 2020

COSCO SHIPPING Energy won the Excellence Award in SDG Solutions, says a press release published on their website. The excellence award  COSCO SHIPPING Energy won an excellence award with the LNG dual-fuel VLCC cooperation project. About "Golden...

Our Small Size Is Now An Advantage, Says ZIM Chief

Israeli container ship operator ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is trying to turn its small size into an advantage in a business dominated by outsize carriers running megaships in global supply chains, says an...

Scientists Convert Carbon Dioxide To Jet Fuel

Scientists have found an ingenious way to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel by using hydrogenation that produces long chain carbon compounds suitable for aviation fuel. If effective then this can be the ultimate...

UK’s COVID Vaccination Plan : The When, How, and Where To Get the Vaccine

Britain's NHS has begun the biggest mass vaccination campaign in its history to protect people against Covid-19 and as the vaccination drives proceeds further BBC analysed how candidates are chosen, informing when people are...

Singapore Maritime Port Authority Issues New Crew Change Procedure

The Singapore Maritime Port Authority has announced a new enhanced crew change procedure to be effective from January 8 which implements sea launch transfer, says an article published by BIMCO. Singapore Shipping Association urges the...

Nationwide Stringent Restrictions Set As Covid Cases Surge

Harder coronavirus lockdown restrictions came into force across all of Germany's 16 federal states on Monday. Ten states, including the most populous, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Baden Württemberg, introduced the new rules as of...

[Watch] Ships & Sounds of the Port of Rotterdam

This video is about the daily life of the incoming and outgoing ships at the Port Of Rotterdam. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news...