30 Years of Scrubber Installations – the Lessons We Must Learn!

According to an American Bureau of Shipping article written by ABS manager, Alex Hugo, despite scrubbers being in the industry for long many don't...

COVID-19 Puts Immigration To US at Standstill!

Donald Trump decides to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US.  He urges the need to protect jobs for Americans. Critics say the...

Carriers Banking on Trans-Pacific Rates To Survive COVID19!

According to an article written by Freight Waves, Senior Editor, Greg Miller, the warnings are loud and clear: If container lines suffer the same...

Winning the Battle Against COVID19 By Wastewater Monitoring!

Scientists have found an easy and useful way to win the battle against COVID19 Wastewater monitoring which have been used to track viruses...

Capesize Gains Pushes Baltic Dry Index Up By 0.80%

The Baltic Dry Index increased as Capesize rates rose 2.09% offsetting Supramax rate drop, reports Seeking Alpha. Baltic Index increase  The Baltic Dry Index increased...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 16, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 16th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

Scrubber Boom To End? Mixed Opinions from Executives!

Shipowners’ interest in exhaust gas cleaning systems as an answer to the global sulphur cap is quickly vanishing due to the Coronavirus shockwave. Cost-cutting...

COVID Moonshot Project Underway! Crowdsourcing To Tackle the Global Enemy!

Science commentator Anjana Ahuja, writes on how a crowd is gathered to launch a mission against COVID-19, for an article published in Financial Times. Here's...

Keppel and EMA Strike a $10m Partnership Deal for Cleaner Energy

Energy sector calls for innovative energy solutions in the marine sector Focus on energy storage systems and smart power grids for the offshore...

A Record Number of Blank Sailings! Just for One Reason!

Freight rates have not collapsed as containerships continue to blank. Container lines have canceled 458 sailings since Chinese New Year. Global demand for...