Mintra’s newly appointed CEO Kevin Short says he’s proud of the company’s work supporting seafarers, and that the company is still on the lookout for acquisitions.

Captain Rajesh Unni, Founder and CEO Synergy Marine Group and Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer of Odfjell have been elected to the board of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN).

China’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics (CanSinoBIO) will be available at 11 Chinese ports for to provide more efficient and convenient vaccination to Chinese seafarers.

ABS has published a whitepaper containing guidance on a range of drop-in biofuels and their suitability as a marine fuel.

The Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASA) has hit out at charterers who claim to support seafarers yet demand “no-crew change” clauses in contracts.

The Philippines has joined a growing list of countries that is banning crew change for foreign seafarers vessels that have called at Indian sub-continent nations in the previous 14 days as well some Middle East countries.

InterManager has so far drawn a blank in finding a recognised government body with which it can work to complete a purchase of 1m vaccine shots from Johnson & Johnson for seafarers.

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising sea robberies and attempted incidents in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait up to 14 May 2021.

In a move to try and speed up vaccinations of seafarers the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a roadmap.

NYK, Vopak, TankMatch and Waterfront Shipping took part in the world's first barge-to-ship methanol bunkering operation at the Port of Rotterdam.