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...
Crude Oil Import at 53 Year Low As the COVID19 Pandemic Rages
Japan's crude imports dropped 25% year on year to 2.28 million b/d in May.
It is the lowest for the month in 53 years as refiners had slashed their crude throughput in the...
ICS Warns About Bunkering Safety in 6th International Tanker Safety Guide
OCIMF and ICS published the sixth edition of the International Safety Guide for Tankers and Terminals, says an article published in their website.
The revised guide
OCIMF and ICS together with the International Association of Ports...
NYK Joins World’s First Global Hydrogen Supply Chain
NYK participates in world’s first hydrogen supply chain demonstration project that started successfully using MCH to transport hydrogen, says a press release published on NYKLine website.
Transportation of hydrogen
NYK has taken part in the Advanced...
Samsung & Bloom Energy Tie Up To Produce Zero Emission Vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Bloom Energy have announced an agreement to develop cleaner power for ships by jointly designing fuel cell-powered vessels that will reduce carbon emissions and help improve air quality.
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Crew Return Delayed After COVID19 Outbreak in Royal Carribean Cruise
Thousands of crew members are still waiting to go home more than three months after the cruise industry stopped operations.
And at least 11 ships are currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to the...