But in the end, its only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. J.R.R Tolkien Lord of the Rings Dear friends of Skuld, I hope you are keeping well a

Covid-19 has meant we have had to adapt some of our programmes in order to meet the need it has presented. We strive not to abandon any seafarer. We are diverting the full resources of the charitytofindingways of supportingthese men and wom

On April 3, COOEC announced that on March 31, 2020, COOEC and Hong Kong LNG Terminal, Castle Peak Power Company Limited, HK Electric completed the signing of the general contract of Hong Kong Offshore LNG terminal. The total contract amount

1.Investors breaking trading records on Chinas commodities exchanges are looking to metals and energy futures products such as stainless steel, tin and crude oil. 2.On 3 April 2020, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a media rele

At 2:50 p.m. local time on April 6, South Korea, a container ship of K line suddenly crashed into a container bridge crane while docking at a terminal in Busan Port. The ship is a large container ship named Milano Bridge, 13870TEU. The time

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released guidance for cases when COVID-19 results in unforeseen delays in the delivery of newbuild bulk carriers and oil tankers originally scheduled to be delivered before 1 July 2020. The

Investors breaking trading records on Chinas commodities exchanges are looking to metals and energy futures products such as stainless steel, tin and crude oil, as they hedge risks amid the global coronavirus outbreak or take speculative po

Oil tanker storage is about the only thing in demand in the crude market right now. The coronavirus pandemic has obliterated consumption, forcing producers and traders to store more oil on the water. Draining these floating stockpiles may t

The International Monetary Fund on Monday cited limited but encouraging signs of recovery in China, the first country to suffer the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, but said it could not rule out a resurgence of the pandemic in China and els

On March 29, local time, COSCO SHIPPING donated 975 protective overalls with a total value of 100,000 yuan to the Liguria region of Italy. As the second batch of medical supplies donated by the corporation since the outbreak of COVID-19 in

While the implications of COVID-19 for containership demand and freight rates are directionally clear, the timecharter market often marches to its own drum. London, 06 April 2020. The latest Container Shipping Forecaster* from Maritime Stra

On 3 April 2020, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) issued a media release on Additional Measures to Minimise Further Spread of COVID-19. All business, social, or other activities that cannot be conducted through telecommuting from home

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Stefan Beeg as Head of Communications. Based in Hamburg, Stefans key role is to drive all corporate and marketing communications activities of BSM. Prior to joining BSM, Stefan held senior

On April 1, China issued a notice, during the prevention and control of the epidemic, international cargo ships are prohibited to carry people other than their crews entering into Chinese ports. The notice emphasized that international carg

1.Crude prices posted their biggest-one day gains on record on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he expects Russia and Saudi Arabia to announce a major oil production cut. 2.IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has asked the United Nat