Are Female Seafarers Given Equal On Board Opportunities?
A persistence in tradition and several anachronistic social structure models seem to be holding the shipping industry away from being more inclusive and diversified and brings women of the 21st century still confronted with...
P&I Clubs Taking Tough Line In Renewal
According to an article published in Lloyd's List, most International Group affiliates are currently seeking higher insurance premium in the order of 5-10%.
P&I Clubs
P&I CLUBS are taking a tough line in the current renewal...
GEODIS Charters Boxships To Ease Ultra-tight Sea Freight Market
GEODIS, a leading global supply chain operator, provides its customers with guaranteed space in an ultra-tight sea freight market from China to Europe.
Vessel schedules
Arrive Hamburg on 28th
The first 1,000TEU1 capacity vessel, operated exclusively by...
Chevron Oil Spill Leaks 600 Gallons of Oil Into SF Bay
Chevron Corporation refinery spill that leaked about 600 gallons of petroleum and water into the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday is being investigated by California authorities, reports Equities.
The investigation
According to the Bay Area Air...
The FMC Forewarns US Companies Of Penalties On Breaking Supply-Chain Rules
Companies that violate U.S. supply-chain rules around inundated American ports may be penalized, according to a key maritime regulator in Washington who is pushing the fragmented freight industry to work more closely to address...
Sea Oil Petroleum Acquires Pro Fuels AS’s Trading Business
Bangkok-based Sea Oil Public Company Limited’s Singapore subsidiary, Sea Oil Petroleum Pte Ltd, acquires Pro Fuels AS’s trading business and operations.
As part of the acquisition, Sea Oil Petroleum AS has been established...
UK Cancels 2021 Vacations, 10years Prison for Hiding Travel History
Britain is barring vacations outside the home and even within the country.
Even staycations are banned.
People need to inform if they visit red list countries.
Concealing travel history can lead to up...
HMM Makes Profit Despite U.S.-China Conflict and Covid-19
HMM swung to net profit last year on increased shipping price.
HMM, Korea’s largest and the world’s eighth-largest shipper, reported 6.41 trillion won ($5.76 billion) in revenue in 2020, up 16 percent on...
Young Seafarer Takes His Own Life Onboard An Asphalt Tanker
With express permission, it is with great sadness that Tanker Operator reports the tragic and premature death of a young seafarer onboard the MT SEA PRINCESS (IMO 8607634), an asphalt bitumen tanker owned by...
The Need To Classifying Seafarers As ‘Key Workers’
It’s become something of a matter for debate, as people jostle for a place in the pecking order for Covid tests, vaccines, privileged medical treatment and freedom from the various prohibitions that prevent us...