Daily Briefing October 27 2020
Free to read: Stowaway drama highlights policy and legal vacuum | Vessel owner praises ‘calm’ crew after security incident | ‘Stay positive, think global’ is the Posidonia message
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What to watch
The Nave Andromeda incident highlights the policy shortfalls and legal loopholes that make dealing with stowaways or migrants on commercial vessels extremely difficult for any shipowner and crew.
The operator of the tanker at the centre of the security operation involving British special forces has thanked the UK authorities for their response.
Shipowners have identified current issues that are expected to be solved or accommodated over the coming year or two — such as the coronavirus epidemic and its impact on the crewing crisis.
Analysis
Scrubber sales have fallen against the backdrop of the global pandemic and narrowing fuel price spreads, according to ship technology company Wärtsilä.
Leading industry associations are warning governments they have more work to do after agreeing to a preliminary short-term measure for greenhouse gas emissions.
Opinion
Lloyd’s List Podcast: Where the Greeks lead, others follow.
Markets
Transpacific container capacity is on track to break new records in the fourth quarter, despite fears of growing economic distress and faltering consumer demand.
In other news
The operation to pump oil out of the Nabarima (IMO: 9316567) floating storage unit onto the sanctioned tanker Icaro (IMO: 9038842) is said to have begun.
Falcon Maritime, a Danish company active in the handysize bulker segment, has joined Dania Ship Management.
Three armed robberies involving ships transiting the Singapore Strait have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Hopes are fading for three seafarers reported missing after an explosion on a Russian chemical tanker in the Sea of Azov.
The operator of a floating regasification storage unit at the Toscana terminal in Italy has won regulatory approval to carry out break-bulk delivery of liquefied natural gas.