01 JAN 2021 Getting coughed on has never been a pleasant experience, but 2020 has made it a whole new level of nope. Even with vaccines being rolled out, our main lines of defence against COVID-19 are still physical, with distancing from each other and wearing a mask being chief amongst them. …
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31 DEC 2020 The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as the spike protein. The new variant carries several peculiar changes to the spike protein when compared to other closely related variants – and that’s one of the reasons why …
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30 DEC 2020 In a first-of-its-kind climate report, 15 of the major lenders financing the shipping industry disclosed the climate alignment score of their ship finance portfolios. Released in The Poseidon Principles Annual Disclosure Report 2020, the climate assessment offers banks insight into their lending decisions, compares performance with competing …
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29 DEC 2020 Police in the Marshall Islands have confiscated over 1,400 pounds of cocaine that came ashore in an abandoned boat on a remote atoll. With a value of $80 million, it is the largest drug bust in the island nation’s history. Last week, a small fiberglass boat washed …
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23 DEC 2020 The world of marine salvage is changing quickly on multiple fronts. Ships and projects keep getting bigger, but there aren’t as many casualties. There are fewer well-established companies, but there’s a powerful newcomer. Last but not least, the COVID-19 pandemic has added a layer of complexity not …
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28 DEC 2020 Seafarers are invisible victims of COVID-19. Thanks to local restrictions and logistical challenges, hundreds of thousands have been stranded at sea – marooned on vessels for, in some cases, months beyond agreed contracts. Here Inchcape Shipping Services explains how it combines a physical network with virtual transparency …
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