Maritime in Minutes - August 2021

In this episode of the Maritime in Minutes series we’ll be taking the listener on a look back through some of the most important stories in shipping and maritime over the month of August.Stories featured in this episode:-       Allianz warns on crew change crisis and ship safety-       Western Australia Covid plans ‘dangerous’ and ‘immoral’-       Esben Poulsson on 50 years in shipping-       OSRA 2021 – US lawmakers seek minimum service standards for shipping lines-       WSC hits out at ‘flawed’ and ‘unworkable’ OSRA2021-       Ningbo terminal closure – what if Covid breaks out in more Chinese ports-       No relief yet for tanker owners as rates stay down-       Asian container lines report massive surges in H1 profits-       Maersk bets big on methanol