Five Million Tonne Clean Marine Fuel Export Quotas for 2021
China has issued 5 million tonnes of clean marine fuel export quotas in the first release for 2021, to five companies including a private refiner, according to two trading sources with knowledge of the...
Yangzijiang Secures Newbuild Contract Worth US$350m
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) has bagged contracts to build two 24,000TEU containerships and two 690FEU deck carriers, reports the Edge Singapore.The contracts, which are worth a total of about US$350 million ($464.7 million), have raised...
Ship Recycling Guidance in Relation To Hazardous Materials Launched
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency has issued guidance on ship recycling requirements in relation to hazardous materials on ships, reports Gov.UK.The Marine Guidance Note provides guidance and clarification on certain aspects of both the...
Northwest Seaport Alliance Accepts Grant for ‘Green Fuel’ Project
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has accepted a $782,482 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant programme as part of its efforts to cut emissions, reports Safety4sea.
Deployment of...
Funeral Homes Overwhelm Amid Surging COVID19 Cases
As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in Southern California have run out of space for the bodies piling up, reports AP News.
Mortuaries and funeral...
Delay in Covid 19 Vaccination in US, A Sight of Concern Says Top Doctor
According to analysis from NBC News, it could take the US nearly a decade to vaccinate enough Americans to bring the pandemic under control at its current pace.
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday...
Free Movement Between UK and EU in Distress
A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation from the European Union.
The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT, as replacement arrangements for travel,...
Vital Solution To Reduce Air Pollution in Shipping Industry
There is an immediate need for improvement of air quality of ports and cities of the Mediterranean Sea, by using better-quality fuels and greener technologies, says an article published in Safety4Sea.
Pollution in the Mediterranean...
[Watch] Sailors Stuck On 2 Ships Off Chinese Coast Cry for Help
According to a recent article published in MSN, Indian sailors stuck on 2 ships off Chinese coast cry for help.
The 2 stuck vessels23 Indian sailors on bulk carrier MV Jag Anand, which has...
Pandemic Disruptions On 500th Anniversary of 1st Global Voyage
Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation of the expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, the pandemic looms as a Spanish navy tall ship sails to commemorate the feat, says...