Facebook Yanks Brazilian President’s Video on Vaccine

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster. Facebook’s press office confirmed in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that...

Carbon Levy Puts Shipping on Net-zero Course, Study Says

Shipping will emit around 20% more in 2050 on current path Decarbonization is however possible, Maersk-funded research show Carbon levy is needed to maker greener fuels more competitive The global shipping industry is on...

Will China be Able To Conduct The Summer And Winter Olympics Amidst COVID?

The Chinese capital will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics The Winter Games will pose the biggest test yet of China's Covid control measures Chinese organizers have...

Is ‘ Plan C’ Better Than ‘Plan B’ To Combat COVID?

  A “plan C” for tougher coronavirus restrictions has been discussed in official circles The indication of planning for potentially harsher restrictions comes as senior scientists and Labour push for the rollout of “plan...

Georgia Shipwreck’s Last Giant Chunk Removed

Golden Ray ship capsized on September 9, 2019, tipping over with 4,200 automobiles on its cargo decks. All crew members aboard were safely rescued, but the ship was a complete loss. The U.S....

Seanergy Maritime Bags Sustainability-linked Loan

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has received a commitment letter from a leading European bank for a sustainability-linked loan facility. Seanergy became a signatory to the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization, a global...

Asian Crude Imports Recover, China Stays Weak

Crude oil demand in Asia, the world's top importing region, is showing renewed signs of life, with October imports expected to be the highest in seven months and back to pre-pandemic levels, reports Reuters. Read...

MSC Maritime Career Fair Offers Record Number of 180 Jobs

More than 180 jobs by 23 companies across commercial, operations, technology, corporate finance, human resources as well as sales and marketing are on offer at the MSC Maritime Career Fair, which will run virtually from...

Japan Selects Methane Slip Reduction Project for Next Gen Ships

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has selected a methane slip reduction project for next-generation ships. In this project, the partners aim to achieve a methane slip reduction rate of...

OCIMF Issues Guidelines on Hiring Private Maritime Security Companies

The guidelines for the Employment of Private Maritime Security Companies is intended to help owners/operators. The use of PMSCs onboard merchant ships is widely accepted as one of the measures which can assist...