The Dark Side of the Cruise Ship Industry

  Nearly, a decade spanning from 1991 to 2001, Ross Klein has been on 40 cruises for almost 40 days a year.  He shares his...

Mathematics Involved Behind the COVID – 19 Containment

  A well paced article written by Martin Enserink and Kaikupferschmidt in sciencemag.org, highlights the importance of epidemic modelers in containing the corona break down...

Lessons from a Ship Struck by Repeated Fines for 16 Years!

A Seafarer takes some daring adventure all through his service life and that's what makes a ship's journey memorable and full of life lessons....

Tanker Rates Double As More & More Crude Goes for Storage!

According to a Reuters report, supertanker freight rates are on the rise for a second time this month as producers, refiners and traders scramble...

Do Not Lift Lockdowns Fully Until Effective Vaccine Found! Warns a News Study

New study warns not to lift lockdowns fully until a vaccine for coronavirus is found, writes Emma Reynolds for an article published in CNN.  Coronavirus...

A Ship Pumps Up Sanitizer Production To Save Corona Infected World!

In a major development, owners of a factory ship moored off southern France which normally turns seawater into bottled mineral water have converted it...

Coronavirus Already Circulated in Humans Before Natural Selection Made It Viral!

As COVID-19 has hitchhiked around the globe, causing lockdowns, pneumonia and fear, scientists have been racing to determine where the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has come...

Plummeting Oil Price Scupper Scrubber Economics: Podcast

  Recently Lloyd’s List added to its website the below podcast which looks at the inflated earnings of VLCCs and then examines the impact of...

Marshall Plan for Shipping Amid Coronavirus Crisis

French shipowners urge Macron to enact a shipping Marshall Plan, reports Splash 247. President of Armateurs de France Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée, the 55-year-old head of cruise line...

Anchored Bulk Carriers Collide!

Two bulk carriers anchored between Pender and Satuna islands, British Columbia, Canada, collided last week, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Bulk carrier GOLDEN CECILIE dragged its...