Italy Tightens Covid 19 Restrictions As Europe Battles Second Wave
Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Mayors will get powers to close public areas after 21:00 and the opening times of restaurants...
[Watch] Half of Great Barrier Reef Died in the Past 25 years
According to a BBC report, Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven by climate change, a study has found.
Corals Declined
Scientists found all...
Boosting Marine Fuel Sector With $30,000 Grants To Firms
The Republic's maritime sector has remained resilient despite global economic headwinds, with the marine fuel or bunker segment holding steady amid the double shocks of the Covid-19 pandemic and fluctuating oil prices, says an...
WHO Solidarity Trial Shows No Effective COVID Treatment
According to a Science Magazine report, one of the world’s biggest trials of COVID-19 therapies released its long-awaited interim results yesterday—and they’re a letdown.
No Effective Treatment
None of the four treatments in the Solidarity trial,...
Marine Fuel Sales Plummets at World’s Largest Bunkering Port
Sales of marine fuels at Singapore port increased by 8.2% on year during September 2020, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data, reports Manifold Times.
In total, 4.22 million metric tonnes (mt)...
HMM To Dispatch Container Ships To Meet Tighter Demand
According to a Korean Herald report, HMM will dispatch two more container ships to support South Korean exporters to ship out their products amid COVID-19 pandemic.
Exporters struggle
HMM will dispatch two more container ships to...
[Watch] Grandfather Pleads Guilty in Fatal Cruise Ship Fall of Toddler
The grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11-story cruise ship window in July 2019 pleaded guilty to negligent homicide.
The girl fell out a window onto a...
ABB To Equip Its ‘Electric Package’ for New Knutsen Tankers
DSME has inked a deal with ABB Marine & Ports to deliver the power and control technology for the two new KNOT shuttle tankers.
The tankers will also feature energy storage systems at...
Loaded Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
A loaded bulk carrier runs aground at Lake Erie, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Bulk carrier aground
Bulk carrier MISSISSAGI with cargo of stone ran aground while approaching Kingsville, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada, on arrival from Sandusky, at...
[Infographic] Bunker Prices Crumble Amid COVID Pandemic
The average price paid for bunkers in major ports over the first nine months of 2020 has fallen 10% compared to the same period in 2019, reports Ship & Bunker.
Bunker costs climb high
The average...