China & India Dominate Global Vaccine Influence As Rich Nations Hoard
With mass vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 underway globally, there is an emerging gap between rich and poor nations in their abilities to secure enough shots to immunize their people and this has shifted the...
Maritime Academies Should Include Environmental Aspects Of Shipping
David Hume, the founder of The Liquid Grid, looks at how America’s next generation of seafarers could lead world shipping to a greener future, reports Splash247.
Low-carbon energy technologies
Maritime decarbonisation won’t happen without adoption of...
Shipping Companies Oppose EU’s New Emission Regulations
Shipping companies are crying foul over EU plans to regulate the sector’s emissions. But the industry’s claim that new rules would break international law has no legal basis, write Faïg Abbasov and Aoife O’Leary...
IMO 2020 Reaps 70% Cut in Sulphur Oxide Emissions
On 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping.
It is ushering in a new era of cleaner...
Global Container Shortage Implies Signs of Normalcy, Index Confirms
What does the global shortage of shipping containers that’s sent ocean freight rates skyrocketing show?
Is it signs of easing! Yes, according to an index that tracks the steel boxes used to transport...
U.S. Vows To Help SE Asian Nation Against Maritime Attacks
U.S. President Joe Biden’s government has vowed to extend support to the Philippines, in case of any armed attack in the South China Sea, reports BloombergQuint.
1951 Mutual Defense Treaty
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Webcast Link for Diana Shipping’s 4th Quarter Results
Diana Shipping Inc. announces the date for the 2020 fourth quarter and year-end financial results.
Its financial results for the 4th quarter and year ended Dec 31, 2020 are scheduled to be released...
Konsberg Technology To Secure Environment Friendly WTIU
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit (WTIU), destined to be among the largest of its type, says an article...
European Diesel & Shipping Market Participants Divided Over Economics
According to an article published in S&P Global, Participants in the European diesel and shipping markets are divided over the economics to send ULSD to the US Atlantic Coast, with a record high HOGO...
Why Are the New Coronavirus Mutants Causing Concerns?
There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three, reports the Economic Times.
Virus mutations
As a virus infects people, it can mutate as it makes copies...