VIDEO: McAllister Towing docks the USNS Comfort in NYC The hospital ship USNS Comfort is now berthed at the Manhattan cruise terminal. Her arrival was hailed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as "something absolutely extraordinary, absolutely inspiring." "This ship arriving is
Random drug tests must continue during COVID-19 emergency The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) saying that marine employers with mariners in safety sensitive positions who are subject to drug testing under 46 Code of Federal
OSG secures financing for ATB barge newbuild Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) reports that it has closed on a $33,150,000 loan led by Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF), a division of Wintrust Asset Finance Inc. for a term of
Wärtsilä to bring gate rudder technology to global market Wärtsilä has signed an agreement that will enable it to integrate patented gate rudders into its propulsion product designs. Unlike the traditional arrangement of the rudder in the propeller slipstream, the gate
Saudis join floating storage surge as oil surplus strains land-based capacity Of the 21 VLCCs chartered for periods of between six and 12 months in the past two weeks, nine are...
Coronavirus: Støhle says 'buoyant' spot LNG charter market is unexpected Sveinung Støhle says that low prices for LNG, the recovering demand in China and prolonged journey times owing to coronavirus...
Lockdown brings Indian subcontinent ship scrapping to a halt More owners will seek 'as is' sale deals to avoid the last voyage to the recycling yards, says Clarkson Platou...
Coronavirus: Call for seafarers to be regarded as 'key personnel' V.Group chief executive Graham Westgarth has urged decision-makers worldwide to view seafarers as part of the solution to the coronavirus...
Capital dispute with AISSOT traced to sanctions fear Owner has claimed that dissatisfaction with charterer's sanctions policy eventually led Dubai-based charterer to dump six VLCCs in 'dire' market...
China Merchants Port warns on weakening economic outlook Chinese port giant reports the slowest container throughput growth since 2009
Coronavirus: No let-up in boxship blank sailings 2M carriers scale back capacity by more than a fifth on the Asia-Europe trade to match supply with ailing demand...
Asahi to build first battery-powered tankers The vessels, which will each have large-capacity lithium-ion batteries, will operate in the Tokyo Bay area
China Merchants orders four multipurpose ships and sells three small tankers Three 2013-built, 6,300 dwt liquid tankers will be sold for $15m in total
Daily Briefing Free to read: Imabari finalises tie-up with JMU as Japan looks to merge yards | Dry bulk rates soften as...
Coronavirus: Trucker shortage delaying cargo at Indian ports Due to the mounting pressure on supply chains and port operations, major ports in India are also planning to declare...
Coronavirus: Singapore allows crew changes under special circumstances Special circumstances will include a crew member having served maximum time on board and no further contract extensions being granted...
Coronavirus: More cargoship seafarers test positive The incidents come as cargo carriers appear to have so far been spared the worst effects of the pandemic, despite...
ICTSI warns on lockdown's impact at Manila ICTSI has suggested that customers transfer boxes that cannot be collected to its inland container depots, freeing up space at...
Lifting Trump's tariffs on China could boost the medical supply chain Former World Bank president Robert Zoellick recently observed that after President Trump hit Chinese medical suppliers with a 25% tariff in...
Moscow raises the stakes over US sanctions on oil firm The move effectively extracts Rosneft from the grip of US sanctions on PDVSA, while maintaining Russia's interests in Venezuela's oil reserves...
Atlas Air takes the lead in Project Airbridge (with video) FEMA is trying to overcome the shortage in coronavirus supplies by accelerating airfreight shipments to the U.S.
More cargo chaos looms as carriers slash ocean services More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.
Qatar Airways throws passenger planes into China cargo schedule Most airlines using passenger planes for cargo-only operations are doing so on a charter basis. Qatar Airways will operate scheduled rotations to and from China.
Comfort comes to New York Harbor Sister hospital ship USNS Mercy begins treating patients at Port of LA.
More coronavirus test kits depart Virginia International Gateway Quick turnaround gets goods critical to combat COVID-19 on their way to Midwest pharmaceutical company.
COVID-19 confirmed on Gjertrud Maersk Crew members evacuated from container ship, tested for coronavirus and hospitalized in China.
Continuous planning for airfreight's 'black swan' events The head of the Airforwarders Association says preparing for business impacts from natural disasters, like COVID-19, requires "a lot of practice and uncomfortable preparation."
Could coronavirus block or delay some Panama Canal transits? An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.
Career Tracks: Dachser, Port of Long Beach and Blue Ridge A C-suite and board are shuffled, and a commercial operations director and Europe manager are hired.
Singapore 0.5% marine fuel suppliers seek finished grade amid lack of blending space Singapore 0.5% marine fuel suppliers and traders have been looking to secure finished grade end-user product due to a lack of available tank space for blending components to make IMO-complaint marine fuel as falling demand leads to a build in inventories, traders said Monday.
High inventories limit stockpiling LSFO in Singapore amid contango market High inventories of low sulfur fuel oil in Singapore and a lack of ullage were restricting traders trying to store more fuel oil amid a contango market structure, sources said Monday.
Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan ports to strengthen partnership Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd, the port operators said late last week.
No 2020 VLSFO supply crunch expected due to COVID-19: Alphatanker This year is unlikely to see any supply crunch in the very low sulfur fuel oil market because of the unexpected demand destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysts from tanker market intelligence company Alphatanker.
Crude oil contango gives boost to dirty tanker rates Market players in the dirty tanker sector are eying floating storage amid an oversupply of crude oil and widespread demand destruction due to the coronavirus, giving freight rates a lift, according to market sources.
European naphtha at rare discount to propane on lack of demand Demand for naphtha in Europe as a petrochemical feedstock has been very bearish amid the coronavirus pandemic and wider oil market collapse, leading to it flipping to a discount to competing feedstock propane for the first time since 2017.
OIL FUTURES: RBOB rallies as more refiners cut runs, but crude slides on dimming demand outlooks RBOB futures climbed higher Monday against the rest of the oil complex as more refiners cut runs amid a sharp downturn in gasoline demand due to the proliferation of stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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