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IBM Uncovers Hacking Effort Targeting COVID Vaccine Logistics System
IBM researchers have uncovered a large-scale hacking attempt to infiltrate the "cold chain" logistics effort for distrib...
FMC Members Call for Priority Vaccination for the Maritime Workforce
In an open letter, two members of the Federal Maritime Commissioner have appealed to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) an...
Tanker Saves Two People Clinging to Board in the Ocean
In a stroke of good luck, a Marshall Island flagged crude oil tanker, the 113,553 DWT Godam, happened upon two people floating in...
Wärtsilä’s New Compact Reliq Selected for Two Newbuild LNG Carriers
The technology group Wärtsilä’s recently introduced Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant will be installed in two ne...
NYC Ferry Takes Delivery of its Final New Vessel
The NYC Ferry system has taken delivery of its final new vessel, a 150-passenger aluminum catamaran dubbed "Time Traveler.&qu...
P&O Ferries Offers to Carry COVID-19 Vaccine to the UK for Free
DP World-owned ro/ro and freight ferry operator P&O Ferries is offering to transport import shipments of COVID-19 vaccines int...
TUI Cancels Long Caribbean Cruise Due to New Travel Restrictions
Germany’s TUI Cruises announced that it was forced to cancel its planned cruise to the Caribbean from Germany, which would h...
China Approves Restart of Domestic Cruise Industry
The Chinese authorities have confirmed that permission has been granted for the first two domestic cruise ships to resume service....
Cyprus Shipping Chamber Hails UN Seafarer Resolution
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes with satisfaction the adoption of the Resolution entitled “International cooperation to...
New Luxury Cruise Operator Charters Jet for Far-Flung Home Port
New expedition cruise operator Atlas Ocean Voyages wanted to make it easier for its first passengers to get to Ushuaia, Argentina,...