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Crew change has been one of the biggest challenges of 2020 Julia Anastasiou explained to the audience at Crew Connect Global how OSM Crew Management has dealt with the situation.

Marine fuels supplier Bunker One has expanded its offshore bunkering operations to northern Brazil with the deployment of a bunker tanker to supply very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and low sulphur marine gasoil (LSMGO).

China United Lines has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xinxinhai Shipping, Guangzhou port and Hainan port to jointly develop an international shipping service.

Maqta Gateway, the logistics arm of Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP), has signed an agreement to digitally transform truck logistics passing through the emirate’s Khalifa Port or Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Qatar Airways reports that it has played an important part in the repatriation of seafarers stranded due to the pandemic, bringing home more than 150,000 marine personnel on hundreds of chartered and scheduled flights.

Container lines are diverting reefer cargoes bound for Tianjin Port in China due to congestion caused by inspections and tests for Covid-19.

Technical consultancy AqualisBraemar has inked an agreement to acquire 100% stake in rival LOC Group to create a leading global independent offshore energy and marine consultancy.