Global COVID19 Response Gets $6.9 bn Funding As Countries Pledge To Support

According to a Reuters report, a pledging summit on Saturday raised 6.15 billion euros ($6.9 billion) to tackle COVID-19. What is it? The event was part of...

U.S. LNG Gas Export Falls More Than Half in 2020

Historically low natural gas and LNG spot prices in Europe and Asia have affected the economic viability of U.S. LNG exports. Trade press...

[Answer] How Many Ranks and Duties Exist Onboard A Shipping Vessel?

Do you know how many ranks and duties exist onboard? In this article published in Saftey4 sea, the various ranks on a vessel have...

Strong Crude Structure Enables Release of Crude from Floating Storage

There has been a strengthening in the Middle East's Dubai crude market structure. Several million barrels of the Middle East sour crude from...

OCIMF Releases Onboard Drug & Ship Control Guidelines

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and the maritime industry in general recognise the potentially serious impact and risks associated with the...

EU Opens Borders With Safe Travel Restrictions

  The EU has decided that from Wednesday EU borders will be reopened to citizens from 15 non-EU countries, including Canada, Morocco and Australia,...

Weekly Bulk Report – Week 26, 2020

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market of the 26th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

Digitally Skilled Seafarers “The Key Driver of Industry 4.0”, Says ABS Chief

ABS chief calls for adequate training of seafarers to cope with digital challenges, says an article published on their website. Pace of digitalization  The coronavirus pandemic...

Close the ‘Open Loophole’ on Scrubbers, Says ICCT

More than 4,000 ships have installed or ordered scrubbers to avoid using cleaner, but more expensive, low-sulfur fuels. There is a dramatic increase...

DNV GL Publishes New ‘Ship Recycling’ Guidelines

DNV GL has created a guidance paper to support shipowners’ recycling decisions. The paper focuses on shipyards not featured on the European list...