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Container Ship from China Can’t Enter Piraeus Port?

Strange news from Greece say mega container ship YM WARRANTY can’t enter Piraeus port on arrival from China, via Singapore and Suez, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Why was entry denied?

Strange news, or rumors, from Greece say mega container ship YM WARRANTY can’t enter Piraeus port on arrival from China, via Singapore and Suez. 

This is because of lack of proper medical facilities and reliable medical check of the ship’s crew. 

Medics refused to board

It is said that port’s medics refused to board the...

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‘Frankenstein Fuels’ Triggers War of Words on IMO 2020

As the shipping and bunker industries’ discussions about how best to address marine fuel emissions become more mainstream, participants in these debates are starting to use more emotive language to target a wider audience, reports Ship&Bunker.

Frankenstein fuels

The discovery that some of the new blended LSFO’s to comply with IMO 2020 air pollution standards will actually lead to a surge in the emissions of a Super Pollutant known as Black Carbon.

Responding to this, the Clean Arctic Alliance is...

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Containership from China Spreads Coronavirus Scare With Affected Crew!

CMA CGM container ship sailing from China reported 6 crew with fever, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Seamen confirmed ill

6 Sri Lankan seamen were confirmed ill with fever and high temperature, on board the container ship CMA CGM URAL. The vessel is presently steaming in Gulf of Aden, en route from China to Suez and then Mediterranean / Black Sea ports, via Singapore. 

Ship called Chinese ports as follows:

  1. Shenzhen Jan 15;
  2. Xiamen Jan 14;
  3. Ningbo-Zhoushan Jan 11;
  4. YANGSHAN Jan 8-9.
Sri Lanka was...

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Luxury Liner Passengers Quarantined for Coronavirus Screening!

Nearly 5,000 cruise passengers and 1,249 crew were screened for Coronavirus and 148 were isolated for stricter screening, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Cruise ship passengers examined

Cruise ship COSTA VENEZIA, after a 6-day cruise to Vietnam reached Shenzhen port, southeastern China near Hong Kong, on Jan 26. 

On arrival, the cruise ship was boarded by a medical team. All 4973 passengers and 1249 crew were checked by medics for symptoms of fever and pneumonia. 4 were found to have high temperature. 

I...

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Coronavirus Casualty Rises To 81 As WHO Chief Visits China

GP: Coronavirus: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam News Conference As Coronavirus Deaths Surge in China
  • Coronavirus outbreak worsens in China as the WHO chief sis slated to visit.
  • The Chinese Premier visits the infected city Wuhan as death toll rises to 81
  • China extends the new year holiday week to February to contain disease spread.
  • Top Chinese Health Official says that the virus spreads before showing symptoms.
  • Debates on incubation period continues as WHO estimate says 10 days in the incubation period
  • WHO seeks more data before declaring this a global health emergency.
  • CDC closely following...

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[Watch] China Builds New Hospital As Coronavirus Spreads To Europe

Medical staff wearing protective suits at the Zhongnan hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province
  • Chinese new year celebrations hampered as china in lockdown due to Coronavirus scare.
  • Number cases rise 20times in the last 2 weeks accelerating the death toll
  • The virus spreads to Europe as France report cases.
  • 63 patients under observation in the US
  • China building a new hospital to counter the epidemic
  • Cruises are banned in China amidst panic and scanning spree at ports
  • Pharmacies in Wuhan are running out of supplies
  • WHO says it is too early to declare a global public health emergency as...

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Quake Death Toll Hits 31 With More Than 1500 Injured

At least 31 people have been killed and more than 1,600 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey, reports Sky News.

Earthquake hits Turkey

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, January 24, leaving at least 18 people dead and more than 500 others injured.

The powerful quake jolted the Elazig province, some 750 km east of the capital Ankara. It took place around 8:55 p.m. local time (1755 GMT) at the epicenter, the town of Sivrice, according to the Kandilli...

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EU Adds a Green Variable To Monitor National Budgets

The European Commission to meet ambitious climate goals, will begin to assess the green transition of EU states this year, reports Reuters.

National budgets monitored

The European Commission this year will begin to assess the green transition of EU states as part of its monitoring of national budgets. And this is a new sign of the bloc’s commitment to meet ambitious climate goals.

The commission is:

  • responsible for making sure member countries do not overspend public resources, 
  • annually assesses...

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Coronavirus Outbreak, Wuhan Closes Public Transport System

A man wears a mask on the subway on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
  • Wuhan has temporarily shut down its public transport due to Coronavirus.
  • Around 17 people have died with around 500 people confirmed to be affected.
  • The new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans and believed to have been originated from a seafood market.

According to an article published in BBC News, the Chinese city Wuhan has temporarily shut down its public transport as it tries to rein in the outbreak of Coronavirus.

The city placed under quarantine

Image copyright: GETTY...

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Marubeni And Klaveness Create World’s Leading Panamax Pool

  • Marubeni and Klaveness create the world’s leading Panamax Pool.
  • Data insights and analytics will be the main driver for decision making and positioning of the pool vessels.
  • The venture with a fleet of approximately 30 vessels making it the leading Panamax pool.

Marubeni and Klaveness are merging Panamax Pool activities to operate a world’s leading Panamax Pool, says a press release published on their website.

Panamax Pool

A jointly owned pool management company, Maruklav Management Inc., will...

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