Own This ‘Cruise Ship’ for A Mere $155 Million!

Just say ‘Screw It’ and buy your own cruise ship for a mere $155 million, writes Jerry Perez for the Drive. Cruise ship for sale Listed for sale on Yacht World for a not-insignificant amount, this...

Ships To Blow Horn Ahead of Crew Change International Summit

The International Chamber of Shipping is urging ships around the world to sound their horns on the eve of an international summit to tackle the crew change crisis. The ICS says an estimated...

Crew Rescued from Drowning Cargo Vessel

  Cargo ship sank in Malacca Strait with 9 crew rescued, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin. Cargo ship sinks Cargo ship Camar 1 sank on June 30 in Malacca Strait near Jemur island, being caught in...

No Return To Pre COVID19 Job Levels, 140m Jobs Affected: ILO

  According to a Reuters report, the International Labour Organization, ILO announced on Tuesday that the outlook for the global labour market in the second half of 2020 is “highly uncertain” and the forecast recovery...

MPA Supported 50$m Investment for Singapore Maritime Startups

According to a Strait Times report, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) investment arm Seeds Capital, together with six appointed co-investment partners, will pump a combined $50 million into more than 50 maritime technology start-ups in Singapore. MPA...

COVID19 Shows How Shipping’s Low Public Profile Affects Seafarers’ Repatriation

Governments prioritize on opening bars and getting stranded tourists home over solving the ongoing crew crisis, and that shows the nerve of trade at the moment, writes David Osler, Lloyd's List Finance Editor, who...

Shippers Held Ransom To Rate Uncertainty As Shipping Faces COVID19 Effect

According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, the changes to Asia-North Europe service networks, a knock-on from carriers’ aggressive blanking programmes, are “playing havoc” with the container supply chain, according to industry...

MSC Cruises Takes Steps To Solve Carbon Conundrum

MSC Cruises is looking at a whole range of ship types for carbon reduction and zero-carbon ship design. MSC has a fleet of both cargo and cruise ships that gives the company unique...

Urge To Monitor People & Wet Markets As New Pandemic Causing Swine Flu Emerges

A new emerging highly contagious strain of swine flu virus in China is causing global health concerns all over the globe as the world battles with the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, reports the Guardian The G4...

Will US Decouple from China?

  The author of this article Michael Collins feels that America is at a crossroads.  There is a need to stop dealing with China as they hope they would be, and begin dealing with...