Rising LSFO Costs Threaten Shipping Lines

Alphaliner has reported instances of idle containerships waiting for compliant fuel. Several laden ships are at anchor waiting for LSFO bunker. Singapore-based PIL...

Satellite Images Show Huge Craters at Beirut Port

Satellite imagery and other aerial footage of the Port of Beirut are steadily emerging showing devastating damage from the explosion. Satellite imagery that...

First Dual LNG/VLSFO Bunkering Vessel Launched

Ecobunker Shipping, a Japanese operator of LNG bunker vessels, launched its first unit at the Fukuoka Shipbuilding yard, reads a press release on their...

Young People Should ‘Help Stop’ COVID Surge, Urges WHO

Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease, officials at the WHO pleaded. Tired of...

Tick Borne “Bunyavirus” Re-emerges Killing 7 So Far

A highly pathogenic, tick-borne novel bunyavirus has reportedly re-emerged in China, hospitalizing more than 60 people and killing seven. More than 37 people...

Maersk Focuses on In-House Digitization Capacity Amidst Trade Rebound

Recently the IMD President Jean-François Manzoni had a talk with Maersk CEO, Søren Skou on the future of the shipping industry and what lies...

[FAQ] COVID19 Safety Procedures for Ship-To-Shore Interactions

Recently Vistrato and Intercargo jointly published a ship-to-shore guideline for seafarers in order to establish a proper covid19 safety protocol for them as they...

First Oral COVID19 Drug Becomes Cheapest Corona Treatment

In a major development, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited., which includes  “Sun Pharma”   and their subsidiaries and/or associate companies) announced that they have launched FluGuard®...

Faster & Frequent COVID19 Tests Essential for Normal Life

Even as the United States ramped up coronavirus testing from about 100,000 per week in mid-March to more than 5 million per week in...

Top Global Carriers Bunch Closer Forming a Three-tiered Structure

According to analysts, there is an emergence of a three-tiered structure among the world’s top liners, reports Splash 247. Carriers bunching together During the pandemic the...