31 JAN 2018 A group of five children in China have been given new ears – based on detailed 3D models and grown from their own cells – in a world first for this kind of treatment. The kids, aged between 6 and 9, all had microtia, where the external part …
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CMA CGM SLASHES FUEL COSTS ON NEW FLAGSHIP
The new CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery, delivered on Friday, will burn up to 25% less fuel due to its technologically advanced engine and optimised water distribution propeller system. The new 20,600 teu flagship of the French carrier was constructed by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) in the Philippines and is the largest ship …
Read More »IN VENEZUELA PIRATES NOW RULE
Ryan Roberts, kidnapped and robbed by pirates in 2015, is still fishing. By Jonathan Franklin (Bloomberg) Their industry all but destroyed, former fishermen now run guns one way, diapers another. On the sea with the desperate and ruthless. Venezuela and the island of Trinidad are separated by only 10 miles of water …
Read More »SCIENTISTS DISCOVER BOW WAVES IN SPACE
In August 2017 the “Great American Eclipse” crossed the Pacific Ocean and the continental United States. Most Americans witnessed a spectacular view but MIT a few scientists witnessed much more. MIT researchers found that the moon’s shadow created long-predicted ionospheric bow waves during the August eclipse. Researchers at MIT’s Haystack Observatory and the University …
Read More »SAILORS DIE AT SEA WHILE USCG DRONE PROGRAM REMAINS HARD AGROUND
Photo of a private ocean search and rescue capable drone by Captain John Konrad The US Coast Guards long promise to deploy search and rescue (SAR) drones to rescue mariners has been aground for two decades. Will this wreck ever be salvaged? Each and every day, somewhere in the world, …
Read More »THE U.S. RISKS LOSING AN ARCTIC COLD WAR
The Christophe de Margerie, the first of 15 icebreaking LNG carriers ordered for the Yamal LNG project to provide transport of LNG year-round in the Arctic, loads its first cargo at the Yamal LNG plant at the Port of Sabetta on the Yamal Peninsula, December 8, 2017. In August 2017, …
Read More »8 SURPRISING THINGS YOUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE SAYS ABOUT YOU
30 JAN 2018 Everybody judges. Within a few seconds of seeing someone – whether it’s on a date or at the grocery store – we decide a number of things about them, from how smart they are to how likely they are to commit a crime. Surprisingly, our first impressions …
Read More »CMA CGM SETS UP STARTUP INCUBATOR
The CMA CGM Group has created Ze Box, its first international startup incubator, based in Marseilles. Starting June 2018, the 800m² site will house a dozen of startups. The creation of Ze Box is part of CMA CGM’s strategy to make digitalization one of the pillars of its development. It …
Read More »GENDER DIVERSITY BOOKLET PUBLISHED
(from left to right) WISTA India President Sanjam Sahi Gupta; Director and Principal Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre Capt. Deboo; WISTA International President Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou; Director General of Shipping in India Dr. Malini Shankar; International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management in cooperation with WISTA International …
Read More »CHARGES LAID OVER DECKHAND’S DEATH
Australia’s NT WorkSafe has charged Darwin shipping company Conlon Murphy, trading as Barge Express, and one of its workers, after the death of a deckhand. On January 8, 2017, Daniel Bradshaw, a fly in-fly-out worker on the vessel Sammy Express, was found floating face down in the water between the vessel …
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