2020 Marked Highest Piracy Rates In 5 Years
Pirates have continued to launch attacks in the Singapore Strait, with three reported incidents last month in the 105km-long stretch of water south of Singapore which serves as a key waterway for trade, says...
BIMCO Urges Industry To Tackle Fake Contracts
BIMCO urges shipping players to help combat the industry’s often unknowing use of counterfeit copies of BIMCO forms, says a press release published on their website.
Proof checking agreements
In an effort to reduce risks and...
New Environmental Friendly Initiative
French cleantech company Ecoslops has unveiled a new environmentally-friendly initiative aimed at producing bunker fuel from oily waste in Ghana, says an article published in Offshore Energy.
About The Project
On 8 February 2021, the company...
Nautilus Urges Governments To Rethink on Quarantine Policy
Nautilus International, the trade union for maritime professionals, has urged the government to rethink its policy to refuse key worker seafarers from hotel quarantine, says an article published in Sea News.
Mark Dickinson Comments
‘I am...
Maritime Transportation Sub-committee Meeting Highlights Vaccinating Port Workers
A meeting of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sub-committee saw the issues of stevedores as key workers for vaccinations, queues of containerships on the US West Coast, and the country’s shipyards in focus,...
Study Reveals 1 In 3 COVID Patients Suffer From PTSD After Using Ventilator
One in three Covid patients put on a ventilator experience extensive symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research, which adds to mounting evidence of the virus’s impact on mental health, reports The Guardian
COVID-19 and...
Dalian Shipbuilding Delivers 3rd Suezmax Tanker
Yuan Bei Hai is the third Suezmax tanker in the Yuan series and joins Yuan Dong Hai and Yuan Nan Hai in the COSCO Shipping Energy Transport fleet.
Dalian Shipbuilding said that the construction period was shortened for...
Ship With Luxury Cars Runs Aground
Hoegh Osaka ran aground in the Solent while carrying numerous British luxury vehicles.
It includes quite a few Range Rovers, Jaguars, and Minis. When all was said and done back in January of 2015.
...
A.P. Moller – Maersk Makes Strong Transformational Progress in 2020
2020 has been another year of solid progress for A.P. Moller - Maersk, both in terms of financial performance and in transforming the company.
Despite low volumes during most of 2020, profitability grew...
Gum Disease Associated With Covid 19, Says A Research Study
COVID-19 patients are at least three times more likely to experience complications if they also have gum disease.
A recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology brings out this information.
The...