21 JUN 2018 In March last year, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US provided evidence that their method for diagnosing autism based on a simple blood test had huge potential. Now a follow-up study that applies the test to children confirms the success of the original findings, bringing …
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Louisiana-based SEACOR Marine has completed the installation of the first hybrid battery power system on an an offshore support vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. SEACOR Marine conducted the upgrade of its OSV SEACOR Maya at Bollinger Shipyards in Morgan City, Louisiana. In March 2018, the company contracted the American …
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21 JUN 2018 Which is worse for you: weed or whiskey? It’s a tough call, but based on the science, there appears to be a clear winner. Keep in mind that there are dozens of factors to account for, including how the substances affect your heart, brain, and behaviour, and …
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20TH JUNE 2018 Ferguson Marine, a commercial shipbuilder on the River Clyde, Scotland, has won a bid for EU funding towards the world’s first ever seagoing hydrogen-powered ropax ferry. “We are aiming to launch the first hydrogen ferry by 2021. There are a few European groups in the market with …
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21 JUN 2018 Recent actions by the Trump administration – a wave of unprecedentedly large family separations at the border, aggressive trade-war-fueling tariffs and rebukes of allies – have made some feel as though the Barack Obama presidency was an unrecognizable era shrouded in an ancient past. Perhaps, then, it is fitting that the fossil of …
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June 19, 2018 The Paris MoU has approved its 2017 port state control inspection results for 2017 and adopted its new “White, Grey, and Black” performance lists for flag states and Recognized Organizations (ROs). The Paris MoU’s annual “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List” ranks flag states from best to …
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