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Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Shipping freezers for Covid-19 vaccines with RoRo

Tasked with delivering super freezers to the US and Europe where they will be used to store and distribute super-low temperature Covid-19 vaccines, industrial manufacturer Trane Technologies turned to RoRo to meet its tight deadline.With Covid-19 …
Feb 10, 2021 / Curious

Government of Canada announces one-year ban for pleasure craft and cruise vessels

The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and transportation workers safe and healthy are top priorities for Transport Canada.Today, …
Feb 5, 2021 / Cruise

DP World and UNICEF announce global partnership to support COVID-19 vaccination

The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countriesDP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and …
Feb 1, 2021 / Curious

COVAXX and Maersk enter partnership to supply COVID-19 vaccines globally

The goal is to bring a much needed COVID-19 vaccine to emerging and developing nations. The agreement establishes integrated logistics to enable efficient worldwide distribution of COVAXX’s COVID-19 vaccine. The aim is to distribute up to a billion …
Oct 28, 2020 / Vessels

Bulk Carrier Patricia Oldendorff has Covid-19 Virus Cases Aboard

The bulk carrier Patricia Oldendorff (114,753 tdw built 2010) is currently anchored off Port Hedland, Western Australia. Seventeen crewmembers aboard have tested positive for the Corona virus. “We are very concerned about the health and wellbeing of …
Sep 30, 2020 / Vessels

UK government and UN commit to protect seafarers and help stabilise global shipping market

UK to hold first international summit to address impact of COVID-19 on crew changesgovernment will call on the international community to come together to ensure swift repatriationestimated 200,000 seafarers due to change over, with concerns around …
Jun 30, 2020 / Curious

Port of Corpus Christi Reports First COVID-19 Positive Case

A Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual works in an office where there are minimal interactions with other employees and is now under self-isolation at home. The building where the employee …
Jun 23, 2020 / Curious

Viking Line is the first shipping company in the world to have its Covid-19 management verified by DNV GL

Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to be verified by the accredited classification society Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL) in accordance with its My Care methodology. This verification, which covers all seven …
Jun 22, 2020 / Curious

Genco Shipping & Trading Leads the First Full Crew Change Under New COVID-19 Protocols in Singapore

Protocols Established by Genco and Singapore’s MPA Facilitate Successful Full Crew Change of the Genco LibertyGenco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (Genco), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the transportation of …
Jun 8, 2020 / Vessels

Baleària will be the first shipping line in the world with Bureau Veritas certification that its ships and facilities are Covid-19 safe spaces

Βaleària is working towards being the first shipping line in the world to obtain the Global Safe Site Covid-19 badge at the highest level (Excellence) from the international certification and inspection body Bureau Veritas, certifying that its ships …
May 7, 2020 / Curious