By Aaron Clark and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a breaking point caused by restrictions on crew changes amid coronavirus precautions. Three vessels are idled in Australia after crews who worked beyond their contracts demanded to be repatriated, […]
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Stena Bulk Taps Used Cooking Oil in Green Push
By Ann Koh and Low De Wei (Bloomberg) –Stena Bulk AB, one of the world’s biggest tanker lines, plans to run some of its ships on used cooking oil to offer customers a way to offset their pollution. The major problem might be getting enough of it. Stena Immortal, a medium-range tanker that can transport […]
Paper on Maritime Accidents and How They Can Be Prevented Entered Into Congressional Record
A new paper exploring maritime accidents and how they can have prevented if regulations are followed has been entered into the Congressional Record. The educational maritime paper, titled Spotlight on Safety: Why Accidents Are Often Not Accidental, discusses major Marine Accidents and Tragedies; it was originally published in July 2019 and recently published in the […]
Propeller Club Asks Congress for $3.5 Billion in COVID-19 Relief for U.S. Maritime Industry
The International Propeller Club of the United States has requested that Congress appropriate $3.5 billion for the relief and support of the U.S. maritime industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Niels Aalund, International President, contacted the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to let them know about the impact that the […]
Arctic Sea Ice Shrank to Record Lows in July
By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) –Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the region, leaving large stretches of Russia’s Siberian coast mostly ice-free. Sea ice extent in the Arctic last month was 27% below the average set between 1981 and 2020, the lowest […]
