Month: April 2020

Hapag-Lloyd changes rotation in New Zealand Service

Hapag-Lloyd has announced that effective with the following sailing, there will be a rotation change in its New Zealand Service (NZX):

MV “APL Denver” Voyage 349S/350N

– ETA Shanghai, China on 14 May 2020
– ETA Auckland, New Zealand on 5 June 2020

Port Chalmers will be removed and Wellington will be inserted after Lyttelton.
The new rotation will be:

Hong Kong – Kellung – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Kaohsiung – Brisbane – Auckland – Lyttelton – Wellington – Napier – Tauranga

With this rotation...

https://container-news.com/hapag-lloyd-changes-rotation-in-new-zealand-service/

Can A ‘Wonder Drug’ from Cuba Save Us from the COVID19 Pandemic?

cuba, medical, brigade, italy, flags, coronavirus

As the world is reeling under the COVID19 pandemic and every country is looking for a coronavirus cure, Cuba bells the cat and starts distributing a wonder drug, says an article published in the Newsweek.

What is it?

Cuba has mobilized its medical corps around the world to distribute a new “wonder drug” that officials there say is capable of treating the new coronavirus despite the United States’ strict sanctions that continue to pressure the communist-run island.

The drug, called Interferon...

http://mfame.guru/can-a-wonder-drug-from-cuba-save-us-from-the-covid19-pandemic/

Shipping Australia condemns rogue Union’s refusal to unload cargo vessel in Melbourne

Shipping Australia condemns the rogue action of the Victorian
branch of the Maritime Union of Australia who have refused to unload a cargo vessel
in Melbourne on the pretext of utterly spurious health and safety claims.

The Union’s claims that the vessel is breaching any sort of
regulation and presents an abnormal risk is an outright campaign of lies.

At a time of national crisis when all other Australians are
feeling the pressure, the Victorian branch of the MUA is engaging in a blatant
attempt...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-australia-condemns-rogue-unions-refusal-to-unload-cargo-vessel-in-melbourne/

Goldman Sachs: Μείωση του παγκόσμιου ΑΕΠ κατά 1% λόγω του κορονοϊού

Η Goldman Sachs ανέφερε ότι το παγκόσμιο ΑΕΠ αναμένεται να συρρικνωθεί κατά περίπου 1% το 2020, μια εντονότερη οικονομική υποχώρηση απ’ ό,τι το έτος που ακολούθησε την παγκόσμια χρηματοπιστωτική κρίση του 2008.

Οι κυβερνήσεις διεθνώς έχουν λάβει πρωτοφανή μέτρα για να περιορίσουν την έκρηξη του κορονοϊού, η οποία απειλεί να προκαλέσει παγκόσμια οικονομική συρρίκνωση.

«Η κρίση του κορονοϊού, ή πιο συγκεκριμένα η απάντηση σε αυτή την κρίση, αντιπροσωπεύει έναν φυσικό (σε αντίθεση με τον οικονομικό)...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/04/01/goldman-sachs-meiosi-tou-pagkosmiou-aep-kata-1-logo-tou-koronoiou/

Demand for Storage and Transport! Supertanker Freight Rates Double!

  • Oil tanker rates rise for a second time this month as the producers, refiners and traders scramble to secure ships to transport crude or store.
  • Freight rates for very large crude-oil carriers (VLCC) along the Middle East Gulf to China route were assessed at about $180,000 up from some $125,000 last week.
  • Forward prices for VLCCs for the second quarter were trading at some $170,000 a day for the Middle East to China route.
  • The contango spread between May and November Brent crude futures hit...

http://mfame.guru/demand-for-storage-and-transport-supertanker-freight-rates-double/

U.S. LNG Tanker Heading To China! First After Tariff Raise On LNG Imports!

  • Laden LNG tanker heading to China from U.S., first since March 2019.
  • The tanker SK Resolute loaded the cargo from the Cameron LNG terminal on March 22, iInitially heading to Cristobal, Panama.
  • The tanker’s destination was changed to Tianjin in China on March 28 and is expected to arrive at the Chinese port on April 28, taking a longer route.
  • It would be the first since China raised tariffs on LNG imports from the United States to 25% last year. 

The first LNG tanker heading to China from the...

http://mfame.guru/u-s-lng-tanker-heading-to-china-first-after-tariff-raise-on-lng-imports/

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