Close to the astronomical amount of $1 trillion is the value of the merchant fleet of the ten largest shipping nations in the world, with the fleet of the first three being worth more...

China is imposing mandatory quarantines of up to seven weeks for returning Chinese seafarers. Crew changes are getting more difficult due to stricter government requirements, says the Global Maritime Forum. China’s strict COVID-19 quarantines...

Japan's marine fuel availability has been tight since early November as Japanese refiners prioritise fuel oil supply requests from the domestic power sector in preparation for peak winter electricity demand, Argus Media. 2½ times...

Further shipping talks are scheduled for next year after delegates at a U.N. agency meeting that sought to speed up decarbonisation of the sector failed to make progress, reports Reuters. GHG reduction Earlier this month countries...

Threat actors are exploiting improperly-secured Google Cloud Platform (GCP) instances to download cryptocurrency mining software to the compromised systems and abusing its infrastructure, reports The Hacker News. Poor hygiene and lack of implementation  "While cloud customers...

Says overall global risk "assessed as very high" "Uncertainties" on degree of vaccine immunity Vaccine inequity has "come home to roost" - CEPI head The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread...

Containerships have led growth in freight rates and order placements in 2021, reports Business Korea. For containerships, the average freight rate and order placements in 1Q-3Q21 surged 240.7% and 1,379.0%, respectively, vs. 2020 levels. Freight...

  A group of emergency services, consumer watchdogs and safety groups want the government to make online sellers more liable for selling dangerous items, reports BBC. Safety of products The group wants sites like Amazon, eBay, Wish...

As Omicron variant cases spread, countries rush to impose travel bans, reports CNN. South Africa’s transparency             South Africa should be praised for the quality of its science and transparency around the detection of the Omicron variant,...

In the space of a month the limitations of the United Nations (UN) to lead climate policy changes have been put in sharp relief, reports Splash247. Traveling through a greener future The UN had hosted COP26,...