Tag: COVID-19
COVID Positive Panama Carrier, Captain & Crew Infected
Six of 23 crew members on a bulk carrier anchored off Metro Vancouver test positive for COVID-19.
The Japanese-owned Vega Rose is at...
Stringent COVID-19 Safety Protocols Planned for Removal of Capsized Vessel
Workers coming to the Georgia coast to cut apart and remove a giant cargo ship that overturned a year ago will be sequestered...
Oil Prices Overturn Some Losses Amid Demand Concerns
Oil futures clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session.
Anyways a rebound in COVID-19 cases in some countries...
World Trade Center Faces New ‘Microscopic Virus’ Threat
New York’s Twin Towers undergo a halt in construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of visitors has reduced drastically since the virus...
Vaccine Makers Pledge of Rigorous Testing To Approve COVID19 Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, BionTech, Pfizer, GlaxoKlineSmith and Novavax signed the historic pledge.
It promises they will 'uphold the integrity...
COVID-19 Vaccine Trial’s First Ever Halt Due To Unexplained Illness
AstraZeneca is currently in late-stage phase 3 trials for their vaccine candidates.
During the clinical trial of the covid vaccine, an unexplained illness...
BIMCO To Develop a Free-standing Force Majeure Clause
Focus on "force majeure" is on the rise due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Force majeure” under any contract depends on many factors.
Force...
WHO Chief Calls ‘Hopeless Elderly Care’ A COVID19 Moral Bankruptcy
Across 26 countries, 47% of all Covid-19-linked deaths have been care home residents.
A 79% increase in deaths in England's care homes has been found...
Temporary Remote Inspection Extended for Offshore Vessels
The OCIMF is including a remote vessel inspection option as a temporary tool within its Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID), the inspection protocol...
Timely Treatment Saves Seafarer’s Limb and Life During Covid 19 Crisis
A native of the Republic of Georgia, Malkhaz Surnamidze's leg was crushed after being caught in a chain of containers on June 23...