Dry cargo shipping news

Members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) recognise the COVID-19 pandemic as a serious global crisis that has far-reaching impact on many fronts, including global trade.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has assured seafarers that the organisation understands the unique problems they face during COVID-19.

India’s Prime Minister has further extended the nationwide lockdown which started on 25 March, until 3 May 2020, to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Bavarian ship management company MINSHIP and its subsidiary MINMARINE have announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels, M/V Trudy, has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers.

The Port State Control regimes have highlighted its commitment to ensuring shipping continues to trade safely, securely and efficiently during the coronavirus pandemic.

ABB signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels.

The Port of Rotterdam is adding the Track and Trace service Boxinsider, launched in October 2019, to Portbase.

The third meeting of the Port of Antwerp COVID-19 taskforce has confirmed that the port platform is 100% operational.

IMO has echoed shipping industry calls for governments to keep shipping and supply chains open and grant special travel exemptions to seafarers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.