MS Zaandam. Photo courtesy Holland America Line PANAMA CITY, March 27 (Reuters) - Four passengers have died on board the MS Zaandam, a cruise ship currently off the coast of Panama with dozens of guests suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have coronavirus, the vessel's operator said on Friday. Zaandam had been on a South American cruise that … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Delaying Safety Work Across Oil and Gas Sector
Photo: think4photop/Shutterstock By Rachel Graham and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) -- The coronavirus pandemic is delaying vital maintenance across the oil and natural gas industries in Europe and North America. Restrictions on the numbers of contractors on rigs, pipelines and production sites are forcing companies to delay work that’s been planned for years. For … [Read more...]
USNS Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles
The hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles to assist area medical facilities during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Pedro, California, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake The hospital ship USNS Mercy has arrived at the Port of Los Angeles bringing with it 1,000 hospital beds, 800 medical staff, emergency rooms and ICUs to … [Read more...]
Containership Runs Aground on Lower Mississippi
Photo courtesy Donnie Collins A 334-meter containership has run aground on the Lower Mississippi River near Poydras, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call at 3:20 a.m. Friday that the Belita had run aground near 12-mile point, located at mile marker 81. The Coast Guard has placed a … [Read more...]
Global Oil Storage to Fill Rapidly as Consumption Plunges: Kemp
Photo: By Thor Jorgen Udvang / Shutterstock By John Kemp LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Global oil storage is filling up rapidly as the coronavirus pandemic reduces consumption by tens of millions of barrels per day (bpd) while leading oil producers have yet to rein in their crude output. No comprehensive data exists on total storage volumes available in the petroleum … [Read more...]