Titan LNG Secures Long-term Charter of NYK Vessel
Titan LNG is chartering the 5,200 cbm-capacity Green Zeebrugge bunker vessel – formerly known as the Engie Zeebrugge – for ‘several years.’
The Green Zeebrugge joins Titan LNG’s two bunker barges already in...
Crew Rotations With Seafarers Struggles
According to an article published in Lowy Institute, due to the heavy crisis of pandemic, some countries have banned crew rotations, some have tight limits and few are open, which implies the crisis continuing.
Seafarer...
Yara Marine Shifts To Crew Training Amid Pandemic Downtime
Experts in Yara Marine Technologies now have their hands full with online training to help superintendents and chief engineers invest downtime in their crew, reads the company website.
Crew training courses on the rise
The number...
[Infographic] EU Approves Shipping Inclusion Into ETS
The European Parliament recently approved the inclusion of shipping into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme which could dent shipowners' profits, reports Platts.
Strong resistance
The shipping sector, which represents 13% of total EU greenhouse gas...
BIMCO Launches New Clause To Tackle AIS Abuse
Industry group BIMCO is seeking to take on the problem of ships tampering with satellite tracking to avoid being spotted breaking sanctions.
The new BIMCO clause will address not only the use of...
Total Joins Maersk-led Project for Maritime Decarbonization
French energy major Total has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a strategic partner.
The partnership will allow Total to join forces with leading players across the shipping...
Volunteers Eager To Sign Up For Royal Caribbean’s Exciting Test Cruises
More than 250,000 have signed up for a Royal Caribbean program that might still be months away, reports Bloomberg.
Eager to volunteer
When Royal Caribbean International announced it was looking for volunteers to help test its...
The Extent of COVID Loss of Smell
According to a CNN report, some 86% of people with mild cases of Covid-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, says a new study of over 2,500...
COVID Vaccine Side Effects Shows Body’s Reaction To Vaccine
The extent of covid vaccine side effects is cooking up a storm so BBC Health Editor, Michelle Roberts sought to understand it.
Let's take a look at it now.
1 in 3 Getting Side Effects?
About one...
Shipping Industry Facing Humanitarian Crisis
Terence Tsai started hearing about the growing labor crisis in shipping in a roundabout way. First, in March, an official at a ship management company in Hong Kong let slip that a captain had...