Tag: shipping trade

Baltic Exchange issued its reports for the last week, 11-18 Oct 2021, to provide information about the tanker and bulk market performance.

At the 11th Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) Forum held on 14 October, Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Transport, announced that MPA will be allocating S$80 million of funding to support SMI's R&D activities for the next five years.

A consortium of 8 organisations led by Port of London Authority have been awarded £1.3m as part of the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call.

With close to 85% of Singapore’s population fully vaccinated, the country will extend the Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) to nine more countries in order to reclaim its status as an international hub with global connectivity.

MPA launched notation for Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS), a first of its kind ship registry accreditation system.

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21 months living with COVID-19 and the global shipping community, as well as the global supply chain, is still in crisis. On one hand, container shipping experiences unforeseen delays, while on the other hand, seafarers remain stranded, working with extended contracts due to the difficulties of crew changes. And what is worse; it seems that a return to normal is not on the cards just yet…

The Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds the decision of the High Court declaring penalties imposed by Customs Authorities on the basis of short landing in shore tanks unlawful and allowing 1% transit loss.

Global road, air and sea organisations and unions have today called on the world’s heads of government gathering at this week’s UN General Assembly to end a ‘global humanitarian and supply chain crisis.’

It is known that COVID-19 has caused disruptions in global supply chains. As a result, cocaine smuggling has thrived with the increased use of commercial shipping, Skuld explained.