EU Passenger COVID19 Guidelines for the Shipping Industry!

Following the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it has, the European Commission launched a set of guidelines, presenting the certain provisions of the EU...

Drewry Launches Containership Tracking Services Amid COVID-19

A recently written news article in Drewry's news and events section throws light on the most important logistics services launched by Drewry.  Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak...

VTT To Assess Use of Bio and Waste-based Oils for Ships

VTT and partners assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships. The aim is to determine the most ecologically and...

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...