No one can say with 100 percent certainty that a couple is heading for disaster. But social scientists have gotten pretty good at predicting who’s most likely to wind up there. These couples share certain commonalities – in the way they fight and the way they describe their relationship, but …

Shipping lobby groups have fought back against claims they are obstructing efforts to fight climate change. The World Shipping Council (WSC) has rejected a report by InfluenceMap that claimed it, Bimco and the International Chamber of Shipping had “aggressively” lobbied against climate regulations. The WSC said the Corporate Capture of the International …

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has reported ‘considerable progress’ in drafting its initial strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, but details of a finalized strategy won’t be agreed on until at least 2018, the IMO said Monday. During the second meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of …

MOL FSRU Challenger has a LNG storage capacity of 263,000m3 and has LNG re-shipment and gas transfer capabilities.. Turkey is getting a giant helper to avoid last December’s gas shortages. The world’s biggest specialized vessel to import liquefied natural gas, a cheaper and quicker solution than a land-based facility, is on its …

Significant wave height values detected by the altimeter instrument flying aboard Jason-3. The pass detected a nearly 400 nm long swath of phenomenal seas greater than 45 feet, with highest embedded significant wave height values to 57.8 feet (17.6 meters)! A hurricane-force low-pressure system in the northwestern Pacific Ocean is …

In 2008-2012, when Somali pirates began increasing the frequency of their attacks in the Gulf of Aden, ship owners relied on a combination of hardening measures, multinational naval patrols and embarked private maritime security contractors (PMSCs) to counter the threat. This multifaceted response eliminated successful pirate attacks off Somalia for five years. …

30 OCT 2017 Coconuts have been a valued food in tropical areas for thousands of years, traditionally enjoyed as coconut water from the centre of the coconut, coconut flesh, or coconut “milk” (made by steeping the flesh in hot water). Solid white coconut oil (I’ll use this popular term, although …

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on the grounding of the ultra-large container vessel CMA CGM Vasco de Gama, citing that onboard navigation standards did not meet the expectations of the port involved. “It was apparent that complacency and a degree of overconfidence on the part …

Scientists just confirmed the problem at the centre of the Universe: it shouldn’t really exist at all. That’s because at the very beginning of existence, the equal amounts of matter and antimatter present should have annihilated each other, meaning you wouldn’t be reading this article around 13.8 billion years later. …

After years of being sidelined by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, wind farm developers are dusting off plans for massive offshore turbines that may someday generate more electricity than a nuclear reactor. Christie, a Republican whose term ends in January, effectively blocked wind farms off his state’s coast by never …