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19 NOV 2020  One of the most unique cargo ships set sail this week from France. Called Grain de Sail, the company is combining the production and sale of chocolates with the operation of an ecological cargo ship, primarily driven by sail power. The 72-foot long aluminum hull cargo ship …

18 NOV 2020 SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs, and changes in freight flows because of the coronavirus pandemic, shipping sources said. The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (FBX), a …

17 NOV 2020 The organization responsible for setting global environmental standards for shipping approved rules designed to curb the industry’s carbon emissions, triggering criticism that its measures won’t do enough to help tackle climate change. About 90% of the world’s physical trade is moved by ship, and the sector spews about as much …

16 NOV 2020  On Friday (13 Nov’2020), 14 crewmembers were kidnapped from a Chinese heavy-lift ship off the coast of Sao Tome. According to security consultancy Dryad Global, the heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 7 was boarded by pirates at a position about 80 nm to the northeast of Sao …

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber. Photo courtesy United States Naval Academy. 15 NOV 2020 For the first time in the 175-year history of the United States Naval Academy, an African American woman has been chosen to the lead midshipmen as brigade commander. Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, …

14 NOV 2020 An estimated 400 seafarers and roughly 2 million tons of coal are stuck on ships off the northeast coast of China, as a spiraling diplomatic row with Australia threatens to turn into a humanitarian crisis. At least 21 bulk carriers are anchored off the Port of Jingtang, unable to …

A general view shows the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, that ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 10, 2020. By Dr Ryan Lloyd, Head Of Research And Development at Geollect – 10 NOV 2020 On Sunday 25th July …

07 NOV 2020 Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday, several major television networks said, as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s tumultuous leadership and embraced Biden’s promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation. When the former vice president enters …

12 NOV 2020  The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the efforts to restore Syria’s oil production network, with the support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The sanctions were announced against seven individuals and 10 entities, including companies tied to …

11 NOV 2020 Seafarers face “systemic failures” in the implementation of the regulations related to hours of work and rest, undermining the credibility of the very regulations meant to protect their rights, according to new report published by World Maritime University (WMU). The report confirms previous research that suggested recording malpractices are widespread …