A Topsy-Turvy Year for World Economy, Say Experts

 The world economy will be exiting the pandemic weighed down by much bigger debts and increased inequality that could hobble growth in the longer term. That was one of the memes making the...

Ship With Gifts That Sailed from England in 1613

An article published in Scroll.in picturizes the East India Company ship sailed from England in 1613 for Surat and Bantam in company with the Hector, Hope and Solomon. The fleet carried many gifts chosen...

Container Shipping Growth In 2020 Not the Best

Growth in the global container fleet has dropped to the slowest pace in four years, according to shipping intelligence service Alphaliner. The global fleet saw growth of 2.9% last year, rising to 23.9 million TEU, Alphaliner said in...

8 Myths About Covid 19, Is It True or Untrue?

After the outburst of coronavirus, a lot of myths have been going around the world with regard to covid 19. But there has been not much evidence about which is true and untrue. ...

Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates

A number of timecharter fixtures reported over the last few weeks for VLCCs across all periods, rates for one-year moved up to $28,000/pdpr, says an estimate article published in Alibra.The clean market has been...

DAMEN Rejuvenates Seven CMA CGM Vessels

Damen Shiprepair and Conversion (DSC) recently carried out a series of works on 7 CMA CGM owned vessels, says a press release published on their website. About the project The projects took place between June and...

“K” Line Expands “Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions”

“K” Line is expanding the installation of its Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions performance management system to include chartered vessels, says a press release published on their website. Integrated Maritime Solutions expansion “K” Line has announced that...

JMU Hands Over Third SmartShip To Wan Hai

Japan Marine United has delivered a new 3,055 TEU container ship to Wan Hai Lines as the third in an eight-ship series, says an article published in ShipInsight. About The New Container Ship The newly developed...

FDA Reprimands Officials Seeking To Alter Vaccine Dosing Schedule

FDA said that the idea of changing the authorized dosing or schedules of COVID-19 vaccines was premature and not supported by the available data. The FDA said it had been following discussions and...

Tanker Market Hits A Shaky H2 2021 With COVID Resurgence

Fundamentals point to slow recovery in freight rates Slower inventory stock draws to dampen tanker demand Marine bunker spreads to provide little support to scrubber installationsTanker markets are facing a tough first half...