BIMCO Updates Liquid Cargo Database With “IBC Code 2021”
BIMCO has updated the liquid cargo database to reflect amendments to IBC Code and MARPOL Annex II Regulations, says a press release published on their website.
Liquid cargo database update
BIMCO’s liquid cargo database has been...
ICS Sets Baseline for Diversity & Inclusion Targets
ICS establishes an extensive diversity report examining shipping companies and ship-owners around the world.
Report finds 7.5% of seafarers are female, 30% of companies employ women and at least 3 languages are spoken...
[Answer] Why Gas-powered Ships Like LNG Ships Are So Crucial?
Britain is on verge of making gas-powered ships and ferries despite the huge cost involved in it. This brings us to the crucial question of why gas-powered ships like LNG ships are so crucial....
20 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Ready for Year End Shipping
According to an article published in WBUR, the third and final clinical trial for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is still underway, but the company is already setting an aggressive schedule to manufacture and ship the...
How Sewage Tests Are Helping A City To Fight The Pandemic
According to a CNN report, a regular sewage analysis in Arizona city helped in curtailing the pandemic in the city and the adjoining areasSampling the Sewers To Keep Track of the Pandemic
When Rosa Inchausti...
Seafarers Living in Nightmare As Second COVID Wave Dashes Hope
Seafarers Happiness Index shows how the crew change initiatives taken in the last few months failed to make an impact.
Although the happiness quotient has increased, the level of optimism and hope diminished...
Real Time Reviewing of the Oxford COVID Vaccine Begins
According to a Reuters report, AstraZeneca Plc said on Sunday that Britain’s health regulator had started an accelerated review of its potential coronavirus vaccine.Reviewing Real-Time Clinical Data“We confirm the MHRA’s (Medicines and Healthcare Products...
Pirate Attack in the Singapore Strait Doubles
Armed pirates stormed three ships in the Singapore Strait in the span of 2½ hours between Sunday night (Oct 25) and Monday morning, reports The Strait Times.
The Incidents
Nothing was stolen from the bulk carriers...
Shipping’s IT Mindset Needs To Change To Favour Decarbonisation
The industry is undergoing unprecedented changes and disturbance; with physical events, technology changes and policy shifts acting on shipping and ports in almost equal measure.
The enduring change is that digitalisation and decarbonisation...
Ferry Suffers Hull Gush After Contacting Pier
Balearia’s ferry BAHAMA MAMA, which is serving Malaga Melilla line, Spain, contacted pier while berthing at Malaga in the afternoon Nov 2, on arrival from Melilla, reports Maritime Bulletin.The ship suffered a 3-meter long...