No Sail Order for Cruises in the US Extended for 100 Days
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its “No Sail Order” for all cruise ships by at least 100 days.
The Centers...
[Watch] Dr. Fauci Advises on May ‘Rolling Re-entry’ for the US Economy!
According to a TIME Magazine report, the United States’ top infectious disease expert said last Sunday that the economy in parts of the country...
COVID19 Marine Insurance – What Is Covered & What Isn’t?
According to a LoadStar article written by Jose Guerrero, Author of the book, 'MARINE CARGO INSURANCE -Adjusting, Claims Administration, History', the reports of hundreds...
More Trouble for the Bunker Industry – COVID19 Freezing Credits!
In a major development, the Singapore oil trader Hin Leong Trading has announced that they are appointing advisers to help in talks with banks...
COVID19 Uncertainty Pushing Carriers To Put Fleet Expansion on Hold!
According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, Ocean carrier fleet expansion is on hold as the liner industry fights for survival amid...
COVID19 Threatens Indigenous Communities After an Amazonian’s Death!
According to a CNN report, a teenager from an isolated Amazonian tribe who tested positive for Covid-19 has died, raising concerns about the coronavirus'...
[Watch] How Shipping Containers Can Be Turned Into COVID-19 ICUs
In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, the Italian architects Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota have designed an intensive-care pod within a shipping container that could...
Lack of Effective Communication Results in Tank Over-Pressurization
The NTSB investigation report briefs about the over-pressurization of the number 3 port and starboard cargo tanks that occurred on the Marshall Islands-flagged chemical...
Idled Containership Capacity Set To Reach a Record High of 3m teu
Inactive containership fleet will breach the 3m teu mark for the first time making 13% of the entire global box fleet out of...
The Real Intensity of Seafarers’ COVID19 Struggle!
A series of news reports in various sources like Human Rights at Sea, Seatrade Maritime News and Port to Port highlight the plight of...