Tag: COVID-19
Freight Rates Surge Amid Demand & Supply Imbalance
China's exports recovered fast from the COVID-19 pandemic but delivering goods overseas has become difficult due to increasing shipping costs, says an article published...
NHS Worried Over Holiday Season Surge in COVID Cases
NHS staff will no longer get the coronavirus vaccine first after a drastic rethink about who should be given priority, it emerged last night.
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US’s NIH Still On The Lookout For COVID Vaccine Trial Volunteers
The US National Institutes of Health is still looking for volunteers to participate in vaccine trials, Director Dr. Francis Collins said in an interview...
Mandatory Safety Precautions for All Aboard The Royal Caribbean
Quantum of the Seas departed on December 1st on a short sailing to begin a new season of cruises from the small South...
Forwarders Feel The Pain As Vaccine Distribution Begins
Forwarders are beginning to feel the pain as vaccine distribution begins – they are getting bumped from booked flights, says an article published in...
Container Shipping Has A Profitable Year Amidst COVID Challenges
There is money to be made by both carriers and tonnage providers as volumes defy usual seasonality and remain strong into the fourth quarter...
1 in 2 Seafarers Quitting Shipping Jobs Over the COVID Crew...
Nautilus International has stepped up efforts to end the Covid-19 crew change crisis as research shows nearly 90% of British seafarers have been affected...
Pandemic Fiasco Brings About A Spike in Vessel Operational Costs
Vessel operating costs have risen at their fastest pace in over a decade this year, on higher insurance cover premiums and COVID-19 related expenses,...
Lung Transplantation Only Treatment for Severe COVID Affected Lungs
Lung transplantation can potentially be a life-saving treatment for patients with non-resolving COVID-19-associated respiratory failure, reports a new research published in Science Translational Medicine.
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A Surge In Cases During The Holiday Season In The US
A record-high 96,039 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized in the US as of Monday evening.
The intensive care unit bed capacity in the state...