Aframax Tanker Market Hit for These Dwindling Reasons
Aframax tanker market in the East of Suez was bearing the brunt of Australia's dwindling crude imports.
As a result, its diminishing refinery capacity, lowering the cargo volumes for this segment of ships.
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Local Crew Disappointed for Using Foreign Crew in Antarctic Mission
Australian seafarers disappointed after MPV Everest is sailing to Antarctica once again with a foreign crew.
They urge the Federal Government to intervene and ensure an Australian crew is utilised for the vessel’s...
Container Shipping Fiasco Puts A Continuance on Air Freight Service
Current modal shift from ocean to air by Seko Logistics is expected to continue as chaos in the container shipping industry is expected to continue beyond the Chinese New Year, reports Air Cargo News.
Airfreight...
[Answer] How Operators Can Protect Seafarers’ Health During COVID-19
An article in Safety4sea explains how ship operators can protect seafarers’ health during COVID-19.
According to the ISM Code, ship operators are required to assess all identified risks to their ships and personnel and take...
Long COVID To Be The Next Pandemic After This Pandemic
According to a Yahoo News report, the World Health Organization has warned about 'long covid' as cases surge and new variants keep appearing.
Stress on Long COVID
The World Health Organization called Tuesday for greater...
Global Ship Lease Secures $116m Deal for 7 Post-panamax Ships
Global Ship Lease announced that it has agreed to purchase and charter back seven 6,000 TEU Post-Panamax containerships with an average age of approximately 20 years for an aggregate purchase price of $116 million,...
Fujairah Oil Stocks 2 Month Low Over Category Shrinkage
Fujairah-delivered 0.5% bunkers prices rose 7% in the week to Feb 9.
Middle distillate stocks showed the biggest % drop.
Light distillates stocks at a three-week low.
According to a Platts report, oil products...
Rotterdam Won’t Allow Ships Without Bunkering License
In a major development, IBIA has come out in the support of Rotterdam bunker fuel transport license, reports Port News.
Rotterdam is an important bunkering hub and any change in their fuel licensing will have...
A Specific Protein Deficiency in Westerners Causing Rapid COVID Spread
A deficiency in a human protein called AAT is causing the rapid spread of the virus in the West.
This protein regulates another protein in the blood that helps the virus to bind...
Glencore Faces $6m Claim From Maersk Over Off-spec Fuel
Container shipping giant Maersk has filed suit alleging that fuel supplied to it as part of an oil swap deal was contaminated.
The suit filed seeks to hold commodities trader Glencore liable for...