CDC Officially Confirms COVID19 Airborne Spread After Website Glitches
CDC's new airborne transmission guideline highlights the extent of enclosed space danger in this pandemic
The virus is being spread by poor ventilation in enclosed spaces and hence well lit spacious rooms are...
Perfect Storm Creates Supply Chain Misery
Felixstowe’s vehicle booking system had caused chaos, led to carriers diverting ships.
Accept bookings made via a booking template on an excel spreadsheet attached to an email.
It won't take bookings to and...
VLCC the Hot Sales Candidates
Tanker prices are dropping and bargains are proving tempting for many.
Vintage VLCCs are still hot sales candidates and semi-modern ships are now changing hands for the first time since Covid-19 was declared...
LR Approves New 12,000 TEU Containership As Digitally Secure
Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine has been awarded Digital Safe Security certification from Lloyd’s Register for its latest 12,000 TEU containership, Ever Forward.
The containership was built by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries...
Stena Group Eyes Shoreside Energy Storage With Recycled Batteries
Sweden’s Stena Group, is taking the next step in shipping electrification: the development of a new type of shoreside energy storage.
It is similar to very large power banks, which will be essential...
Maersk Cautions Customers Over Risk of Exporting Goods
Maersk warns its customers that goods exported to Saudi Arabia from Turkey are very likely to be barred from entry.
The allegations regarding Riyadh’s embargo on Turkish goods have prompted the transportation sector...
Shell To Work Towards Net-zero Shipping With Hydrogen Fuel
Shell releases a report titled 'Decarbonizing Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course' which deals with the Shell's role in shipping decarbonisation.
The report focuses on how the Shell company can innovatively help phase out emissions...
Orsted and Yara Team Up on ‘Green Ammonia Project’
Ørsted and Yara have joined forces in developing a pioneering project aiming at replacing fossil hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in the production of ammonia.
They plan to develop a wind powered electrolyser plant...
Singapore Names Its 1st LNG Bunkering Vessel
Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel was named paving way for FueLNG to be the first to provide regular ship-to-ship LNG bunkering within the nation’s port.
Scheduled to be operational by end-2020, the vessel...
Government Extends Tax Waiver on Export Freight
The Indian government has extended the waiver of the 5% Goods and Services Tax GST on export freight until September 2021.
The waiver will be applicable to both air and ocean export freight.
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