MAN ES To Lead Consortium Developing Ammonia

MAN Energy Solutions will lead the consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime shipping, says an article published in TankerOperator. AEngine project  Innovation Fund...

IMO 2020 Transition Definitely A Success, Hails Kitack Lim

IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim hailed the successful IMO 2020 transition in his keynote address at the IBIA Annual Convention 2020, says an article...

ICS Introduces Shipping Initiatives To Counter Digitalization Challenges

ICS has joined with BIMCO and Witherbys to launch the second edition of the Cyber Security Workbook for On Board Ship Use. The...

Doctors on Alert for Possible COVID Vaccine Before Christmas

One, out of the 200 COVID vaccines under development, will hopefully be available in the first part of next year. Johnson's government regards...

MSC on ‘Massive Buying Spree’ Amid Surging Charter Rates

Containership S&P activities dominate the week’s transactions with many ships changing hands, and freight and charter rates surging. Mediterranean Shipping has embarked on...

World’s First Cruise With Onboard COVID Testing Lab

According to a Forbes report, Viking Star will offer daily PCR testing to all passengers and crew via the first floating laboratory of its...

Cough Detecting Tool Identifies Asymptomatic COVID, 97% Accurate

According to a Science Alert article written by David Neil, a group of MIT researchers has found a way out of the biggest problem...

Cloth Masks Made of Water Resistant Material Effective Against COVID

According to a research paper published by CDC, multiple layers of water resistant materials made cloth masks have been found to be effective in...

Scientists Working on Next-Gen COVID Vaccines for Long Term Immunity

According to a Pharmaceutical Technology report, there are concerns that emergency authorized vaccines may not be particularly effective at preventing Covid-19 infections in the...

Harvard Study Shows Onboard Flight Ventilation Can Filter Airborne Virus

With the pandemic turning our life upside down, everything is a risk activity nowadays - right from grocery shopping to taking a flight. We...