Tag: shipping industry

Amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister,Vasilis Demetriades noted that the region is working towards new technology initiatives.

BIMCO issued its new Force Majeure Clause, according to which the  main remedy under the clause is non-liability for damages for breach of its contractual obligations. Specifically, it is noted that under English law, the affected party would have been in breach for not performing without a force majeure clause to rely on.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to support talent and academic relations between Singapore and China.

ECSA applauds EU's new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which highlights the importance of enhancing the competitiveness of the sector as the prerequisite to attaining the ambitions set in the document.

Following a possibly false COVID-19 diagnosis onboard Royal Caribbean Cruises ship, the vessel was forced to return to port of Singapore.

The container major, CMA CGM has signed a partnership with UNICEF in order to ship essential supplies to children around the world.

A shipping crew including 14 Indians, 5 Bangladeshis and one Egyptian which has been confined in Yemen for the last 10 months was safely released, with the help of Dr Dhananjay Datar, CMD, Al Adil Trading LLC, UAE.

A coalition of major shipping players develops a Joint Industry Project to enable product tanker charterers and shipowners to utilise Methanol as fuel regardless of the cargo carried.

Following the COVID-19 second wave, MPA Singapore announced the extension of the "MaritimeSG Together Package", in order to provide further financial support to the maritime industry amid the outbreak.

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) published data and process standards for the submission of shipping instructions and issuance of the bill of lading.