Are We On Course To “The 6th Mass Extinction Event”?
Earth’s skin already bears the scars of the climate crisis. Fires ravage forests, hurricanes swamp coastlines, floods drown city blocks and entire species disappear. But beneath the surface layer, in the planet’s rocks, lies...
H-Energy To Launch Eight LNG Cargo Contracts Annually
H-Energy Global, an Indian natural gas firm, has issued a tender for eight LNG cargoes per year beginning in spring 2022 as reported by Offshore Energy.
LNG tender
This new liquefied natural gas tender was reported...
The House Approves A Bill Addressing Shipping Container Dilemma
House lawmakers voted 364 to 60 on Wednesday night to pass the ‘The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021’ a bipartisan bill aimed at curbing the shipping container crisis.
The bill could greatly...
What Are The New Advancements in SIRE 2.0?
OCIMF has been working on the new SIRE 2.0 regime since 2017 and is expected to become operational in 2022. Until then, the current SIRE programme will continue to be updated and improved to...
“Weaponized Bug” Poses A Threat To Internet Connected Devices
A 'fully weaponised' software flaw that easily allows criminals to steal personal data, plant malicious software or hijack credit card details is the biggest threat in the history of modern computing, experts have...
BIMCO COVID19 Weekly Report – 10 December 2021
This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 10 December covers the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Ukraine, USA and the latest...
Foreign Flagged Ships Detained In The UK During November 2021
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that three foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during November 2021 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Five new detentions
During November, there were...
Amazon Claims A Large Cloud Outage
Amazon.com Inc. said automated processes in its cloud computing business caused cascading outages across the internet this week, affecting everything from Disney amusement parks and Netflix videos to robot vacuums and Adele ticket...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft, and Hi-Cube box rates says an article published in Baltic Exchange.
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
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Eight States Hit By A Terrible Tornado
At least 50 tornadoes ripped through eight states late Friday and early Saturday, killing dozens of people as reported by CNN.
Tornado destruction
A candle factory in Kentucky, a nursing home in Arkansas, and an Amazon...