Freight Rates Sky-High Not Likely End Soon

The frenetic levels of containerized cargo movement that have driven freight rates sky-high will not likely end soon, according to a top Maersk executive. The leading ocean carriers are even planning to maintain a...

Cruise Industry Progressing Towards Cleaner & Greener 2050

According to a new poll from Mundy Cruising, Luxury cruise customers believe the sector is making progress towards a sustainable future reports Travel Weekly. Survey results The below findings were the latest from the agency’s Cruise...

Cruise Ships Invest in Various Features To Attract Passengers

In recent years, cruise lines have done much to reshape the sailing experience: exploring partnerships with star-level chefs to elevate the food. As result they are investing heavily in luxury spa and wellness programs,...

Carnival’s Next Largest Ship To Run On LNG

Mardi Gras, Carnival Cruise Lines’s largest “Fun Ship” ever, is ready to set sail. Of course, it will be months before even the first traveler steps on board. Questions abound as to when the...

Falling Oil Prices Vs Tanker Market Boom

Tanker shipping was one of the few winners amid the global rout in stock markets and oil prices seen during the first few months of this year, in the face of falling industrial activity...

A Topsy-Turvy Year for World Economy, Say Experts

  The world economy will be exiting the pandemic weighed down by much bigger debts and increased inequality that could hobble growth in the longer term. That was one of the memes making the...

Ship With Gifts That Sailed from England in 1613

An article published in Scroll.in picturizes the East India Company ship sailed from England in 1613 for Surat and Bantam in company with the Hector, Hope and Solomon. The fleet carried many gifts chosen...

Container Shipping Growth In 2020 Not the Best

Growth in the global container fleet has dropped to the slowest pace in four years, according to shipping intelligence service Alphaliner. The global fleet saw growth of 2.9% last year, rising to 23.9 million TEU, Alphaliner said in...

8 Myths About Covid 19, Is It True or Untrue?

After the outburst of coronavirus, a lot of myths have been going around the world with regard to covid 19. But there has been not much evidence about which is true and untrue. ...

Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates

A number of timecharter fixtures reported over the last few weeks for VLCCs across all periods, rates for one-year moved up to $28,000/pdpr, says an estimate article published in Alibra. The clean market has been...