Containership Broke Moorings
Container ship broke off moorings at Livorno.
Gale-force regional wind identified to be the reason for the accident.
The aft moorings broke up, and fore moorings remained intact.
The ship left Livorno on...
Coronavirus Causes the Biggest OPEC Cuts Since 2008 Recession!
In a major development, last thursday OPEC pushed for a bigger-than-expected oil output cut to support prices that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak, effectively presenting its non-OPEC partners with an ultimatum to...
Coronavirus Impacts Electronics and Automobile Sectors
China’s factory and transport shutdown are seriously impacting global supply chains.
Forwarders are grappling with resulting cashflow constraints.
Coronavirus fallout has the biggest impact on the consumer electronics and automobile industries.
Shipments of...
Experts Not Sure About the Soyabean Gas Leak Theory!
According to an article published in Samma and the Business-Standard, Experts are questioning the theory that a soybean container at the Karachi port is behind the toxic gas leak that has killed 14 people...
WHO Issues Guidelines To Check Coronavirus Infections on Ships!
In a major development, WHO has announced major operational considerations including a basic questionnaire for people boarding ships, in order to tackle coronavirus infections onboard ships.
Shippers, crews and shipowners are asked to strictly follow...
IMO SSE To Finalise Draft Guidelines and Offshore Power Supply Rules
7th SSE Sub-Committee will be chaired by Mr. Umut Senturk.
Address the need for global standards for the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth.
LSA Code on ventilation...
[Infographic] Coronavirus COVID-19 Infects 11 Lakh People Across the Globe!
According to the Johns Hopkins University launched the coronavirus outbreak tracking dashboard more than 6 countries have confirmed cases of more than 1000 with China taking the lead.
Here's the present scenario
Confirmed Cases by Country/Region
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Rise in Backhaul Box Rates Due To Coronavirus
The shortfall for cargo has risen due to cancellations of fronthaul container-ship sailings.
The ships sailing from China to the U.S. and Europe remained cancelled due to virus threat.
77 container-ship sailings had...
Diamond Princess Experts Stress on Disembarkation Need As Another Princess Cruise Gets Infected
A new study has been released that analyses the coronavirus infection onboard Diamond Princess.
A number of cases could have been drastically reduced if they were allowed to disembark.
The study followed mathematical...
Shipping Makes a Radical Shift To Zero Carbon Energy Sources
Shipping needs to make a radical shift to zero carbon energy sources in the coming three decades to meet the IMO’s ambitions to reduce the sectors total greenhouse gas emissions by at least...