Tag: COVID-19
Cruise Study Reveals How COVID19 Aerosol Transits
A computer model of the cruise-ship outbreak found that the virus spread via microscopic droplets.
700 of the 3,711 passengers and crew members...
Biggest US Oil Majors Register Deepest Q2 Losses
Wall Street expected Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. earnings to be bad, but not this bad.
America’s biggest energy companies delivered their...
U.S. Economy Shrinks At Record 32.9% Pace in Q2
U.S. economy suffered its sharpest downturn since at least the 1940s in the second quarter.
COVID-19 has ravaged businesses across the country and...
EMSA Releases Goal Based Approach To Restart Cruises
EMSA and EDC publishes the joint guidance to facilitate the gradual restart of cruise ship operations which were seriously affected by the COVID-19...
Cruises Turn To Antarctic Service Idea Amidst the COVID19 Drumroll
The only way most people can explore Antarctica, which lacks hotels and the trappings of commercial tourism, is on a cruise and that's what's...
Two Vessels Stranded With COVID19 Positive Crew
Two ships, namely a bulk carrier in Ningbo and a reefer in Faroe Islands, were stuck with positive test, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime...
A Comprehensive COVID-19 Vaccine Plan
COVID-19 vaccines have shown promising results in the early stages of development.
Several vaccines have entered Phase III clinical trials to determine their...
ILO Focuses on COVID19 Safe Crew Transit
COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of life and badly affected the world of seafarers.
ILO has published revised guidelines on maritime labour issues...
Unsafe Crew Change Attracts Severe Flak From Stake Holders
The recent crew change in Hong Kong following a third wave of the Covid -19 virus has drawn severe criticism.
As a result,...
COVID-19 Pushing Crude Oil Demand Towards The End
COVID-19 may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand.
The pandemic drove down daily crude consumption by as much as a...