Tag: COVID-19
Another Asian Country Reports COVID19 Resurgence With 47 New Cases!
Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 infections.
This report comes only a few days after Tokyo Governor allowed businesses to...
More Than 40000 Seafarers Still Stranded Due To COVID19!
More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
UNCTAD Joins Hands With IMO on Seafarers Designation As Key Workers
UNCTAD and IMO issue joint-statement calling for action by government states to facilitate crew changes.
This will enable shipping to continue to operate...
Crew Repatriation A Must To Avert Humanitarian Crisis!, Urges IMO
Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers can take place to keep world trade flowing and avert a humanitarian and...
Stockpiles Nearing Full Capacity Lead To LNG Cancellations
Energy firms look for a place to store the super-cooled fuel with prices higher in the U.S.
Stockpiles are nearing full capacity in...
Future Pandemics May Be Worse Than COVID-19!
The world will experience another pandemic.
It could be even more severe than the coronavirus according to author Richard Preston.
As time goes...
Inside World’s First Quarantine Centers in Medieval Europe!
The world of infectious disease has brought many a firsts, including the concept of quarantine
A medieval city in Europe built of stone...
COVID-19 Pandemic Market Challenges Drive Shipping Sector Digitized
Shipping sector is forced to make the most use of digitalisation as it struggles with technical and market challenges during the global coronavirus pandemic,...
Several VLCCs Queue To Offload Crude as Ullage Runs Dry
Lack of ullage at the tank farms in Qingdao port has forced VLCCs to wait for up to three weeks.
Currently, 20 VLCCs...
[Watch] Mobile COVID-19 Test Lab Developed From Shipping Containers
Researchers from King's have developed the first-ever shipping container lab for COVID-19 testing that features a mobile, low cost, scalable and open-source design, says...