Vaccinated Crew Test Positive For Covid

Twenty-seven people on a Carnival cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19. The ship was preparing to dock in Belize City Wednesday. Twenty-seven people on a Carnival cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19 as the...

UK’s Largest Cruise Ship Celebrates Maiden Voyage

Iona has embarked on her maiden voyage. The ship is visiting her Scottish namesake island, with a fireworks display as the highlight of celebrations. P&O Cruises latest vessel, Iona, has embarked on her maiden...

Hapag-Lloyd Sees No Decrease in Tight Shipping Capacity

Hapag-Lloyd sees no let-up in tight shipping capacity the world economy is recovering and that boosts demand but is coinciding with clogged up ports caused by the coronavirus crisis German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd...

IPCC Report Stresses On Carbon Reduction Methods To Tackle Climate Disaster

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s latest report makes for some tough reading. Released on Monday, it found "unequivocal" evidence that human activity has heated up the planet, concluding that anthropogenic climate...

Fossil Fuel Industry Exposed by Climate Report

IPCC lays out existential challenge to world’s energy system. Corporate responses show major hurdles to cutting emissions. A recent news source published in the Bloomberg by Kevin Crowley states that Climate Report Exposes Fault...

Are We Looking at a Dry Bulk Shipping Super Cycle 2.0?

Are we looking at the next dry bulk supercycle? Commodity prices have staged a comeback and are hovering around or above 2007 and 2008 levels Throughout the first half of the year, talk of...

Wärtsilä Engine & Fuel System for Ro-pax Ferries

An Australian ferry company has taken on engines and fuel supply systems from Wärtsilä for two new gas-powered ro-pax ferries, reports Ship & Bunker. LNG-fueled ferries The ships are under construction at the Rauma Marine Constructions...

To Not ‘Focus’ On Herd Immunity Says Experts

herd immunity 'not a possibility with Delta variant experts say warns that "anyone still unvaccinated at some point will meet the virus". The vaccines expert tells MPs they should not focus on herd immunity because...

Sieraa Leone To Impose IMO 2020 Sulphur Limit Penalties

From 1 September 2021, ship owners and operators calling at ports in Sierra Leone risk penalties of up to USD 15,000 if they carry fuel with a sulphur content exceeding 0.5 percent, reports BIMCO. Monitoring...

Castor Maritime Acquires 2 Dry Bulk Carriers

Castor Maritime Inc. has announced the acquisition of two dry bulk carrier vessels, reads the company press release. M/V Magic Pluto On 6 August 2021, the company took delivery of the M/V Magic Pluto, the 2013...