Carriers Unable To Makeup 2020 Costs As Complicated Surcharges Keep Customers Away!

Shipping is in doldrums not only because of the coronavirus effect but also because of the carriers' inability to deal with 2020 rising costs,...

[Answer] How To Address Fatigue at Sea

Seafarers have to go through a lot while working at sea. Their unending heavy duty work puts immense pressure on them which causes fatigue....

Maersk Spot Makes Online Bookings Easier, Faster, and Simpler

The industry continues to face the challenge of highly volatile overbooking rates with an average of 20-30%, making it difficult to plan operations.  ...

Shipping Industry Facing Historic Capacity Crunch Due To Blank Sailings

Freight forwarders to Asia facing tightest capacity crunches due to labor shortage. CMA CGM is set to blank 23 North Europe-Asia sailings from...

Cargo Ship Explosion, Second Engineer Suffers Burn Injuries!

The second Engineer of a general cargo ship suffered burn injuries due to an explosion. He was exposed to boiling water and suffered...

[Watch] Large Ship Disasters

Watch large ship disasters - Collision - stranded - fire - total loss. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...

Major Chinese Ports Clear Cargo Backlogs As Workers Resume Duty

The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan caused the entire nation to go into lockdown. China handles nearly 30% of world traffic or nearly 715,000...

[Watch] ABS Launches New Set of Safety and Risk-based Services

ABS Group services support IMO cyber risk guideline compliance. A new set of safety and risk-based services to support compliance to the 2021...

Coronavirus Death Toll Rises To Six in The United States

Washington state has confirmed that four people have died due to coronavirus. This takes the country's death toll to six in total. The...

End of Grace Period! Major Ports Rigorously Enforce IMO Rule! Warns ICS

Ships to face detention from 1st March as PSC begins to enforce IMO rule. To carry high sulphur fuel, ships need to be...