LNG Newbuild Orders Shuffle Global Shipyard Ranking
Korean shipyards replace Chinese rivals and retake the global top spot in July with LNG vessels, says an article published in Korean Investors.
LNG newbuilds
South Korean shipbuilders replaced their Chinese rivals to take the top...
Freighter Runs Aground
A general cargo ship ran aground on Aug 12 in Bulalacao Bay, Philippines, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship GLOBE 6 with cargo of rice ran aground at around 2330 UTC Aug 12 in...
Ship Repair Firm Fined $300K Under Workplace Safety and Health Act
Guilty ship repair company and its supervisor gets sentenced over an underwater incident in 2014, reports The Straits Times.
About the incident
The victim got sucked into the ship's pipe opening while working at bow thrusters...
‘Mobile App’ for Better Contact Tracing of COVID Patients
IUCAA mobile app to help detect comorbid COVID-19 patients faster.
The app,Vayashree Lite, allows instant alerts in case of any issues on parameters entered pertaining to comorbid patients.
The app allows faster collection...
Rare Snail Helps Understand the ‘Asymmetry’ Research
Work published in Biology Letters showed that lefty shells in garden snails usually originate from an accident during early development, rather than an inherited condition.
Jeremy’s offspring, grand-offspring and great-grand-offspring didn’t share his...
VP Pick: Sen. Kamala Harris Chosen as Biden’s Running Mate
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has selected Kamala Harris as his running mate.
Harris became the first Black and South Asian American woman chosen for national office by a major political...
Webinar on New Ship Leasing Tax Concession Initiative
Seatrade Maritime News reports of a webinar about the benefits of Hong Kong's new ship leasing tax concession initiative.
New ship leasing tax concession
Financial leasing is the fastest growing form of ship finance and June...
ClassNK and Partners Team Up for Use of Ammonia in Marine Transport
Three Japanese firms – NYK Line, Japan Marine United (JMU), ClassNK – have agreed to jointly start R&D project.
The project looks into commercialising the use of ammonia as fuel in marine transportation,...
VLCC Tanker Quarantined After Crew Test Positive for COVID-19
VLCC tanker Amundsen Spirit gets quarantined after repairs.
The vessel had to be anchored after 13 out of 32 crew were tested positive for COVID-19.
One crew was taken to hospital, but character...
How Maritime Insurers Bridge The Gaps in Maritime Trade
A recently published article in the Insurance Business Magazine highlights what makes the maritime insurance industry click and how it functions to strengthen the world of seafarers.
Maritime Insurance, the Connecting Thread
A connecting thread between...