Crew Mental Health & Wellbeing ‘Take Centre Stage’ Amid Pandemic Crisis
The mental health of seafarers have taken the 'centre stage' with respect to the coronavirus pandemic, reports safety4sea.
Key worker status
The COVID-19 crisis has posed many challenges to the industry stakeholders across the globe, especially...
Uncontrolled Fire Flap Closure Injury
The safety flash from International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reports a case where a seafarer got injured during closing the fire flap.
The incident
A crewman was injured when there was an uncontrolled and unplanned closure...
Hyundai-DSME $1.8b Merger Wins China Approval, Awaiting EU
China has granted unconditional approval Hyundai Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding.
The merger deal is pending approval from the European Union, South Korea and Japan.China's anti-trust agency has approved the merging of Korea's...
Global Oil Market ‘Looking To Set Foot’ Amid Recovering Crude Futures
Dated Brent jumps to nine-month high.
Momentum could be halted by new COVID-19 strain in UK.
North Sea spot market gets more active.The world's physical oil markets are responding unevenly to the recent...
Next World Destination To Permit Resumption of Cruising
New Zealand is becoming the next world destination to permit a limited resumption of cruising starting in February 2021, as the Ministry of Health granted conditional approval to the French cruise company Ponant to...
$869M To Support Eco-Friendly Ship Technology Development
South Korea is going to allocate around KRW960bn ($869m) to support eco-friendly ship technology development projects as part of its latest 2030 Green Ship-K Initiative, says an article published in Splash247.
What Are The Goals
Under...
Wait Time Up To 13 Days for LNG Tankers Without Reservation
Average Panama Canal passage wait times for Asia-bound LNG tankers from the US Gulf Coast without reservations are up to 13 days, the Panama Canal Authority has reported.The wait times for Asia-bound cargoes have...
Why Should Tankers Use Corrosion-Resistant Steels?
The use of corrosion-resistant steels in cargo oil tanks offers certain advantages compared to coatings.
It is proven to dramatically reduce both pitting corrosion and general surface corrosion.
DNV GL has since revised...
[Watch] A.P. Moller – Maersk CEO Discusses Engineering Culture and Technology
Technology is an integrated part of our strategy and how we are building a sustainable competitive advantage.CEO, A.P. Moller - Maersk, Søren Skou discussed the engineering culture in our Technology division with Navneet Kapoor.They...
Adorable Animals That Interrupted Sports Events in 2020
A bit like cats meowing and dogs barking their way across the Internet, 2020 was a bumper year for animals in sport, says an article published in CNN.
Interesting Stories
Back in September, a blue macaw...