30 JUN 2018 What would actually happen to your body if you stopped drinking water, including all beverages that contain water, like juices, soft drinks, and tea? Well, let’s start by saying it wouldn’t be pretty – your body is made up of 60 percent water, which is reason enough …

29th june 2018 On Thursday, a longshoreman at the Port of Longview, Washington was killed when a mooring line parted and struck him.  In the early hours of Thursday morning, the bulker Ansac Splendor was shifting along her berth during cargo operations. A line parted during the evolution, and one half recoiled towards …

29th june 2018 Container carrier Hapag-Lloyd has cut its profit outlook for the year, a sign that the ocean carriers are having difficulty passing high bunker costs on to their customers. It had previously indicated that earnings would rise, and it now forecasts profitability comparable to FY2017. The reason for …

29 JUN 2018 Deep inside your ear there’s a tiny thing you may not know about – a dead-end tube called an endolymphatic sac. Details on its function have been debated, but now scientists think they have finally figured out what this odd structure is for. A chance discovery in …

29th june 2018 Euronav has become the world’s only remaining owner of Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs), the largest class of oil tankers and some of the largest vessels on earth.  On Friday, Euronav announced that it has acquired the Seaways Laura Lynn, one of the two remaining ULCCs in the global …

28 JUN 2018 Those living with diabetes often have to use daily injections of insulin to manage the body’s glucose levels. But scientists are closer than ever to replacing those needle jabs with a simple insulin pill. So far, the pills have shown to be incredibly promising in animal studies, …

27 JUN 2018 A genetically modified polio virus improved the longer-term survival of patients with a lethal type of brain tumor, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial published Tuesday. Twenty-one percent of the patients treated with the virus – all with disease that had recurred – were …

June 28, 2018 With new global emissions standards looming, the marine shipping industry is increasingly looking at liquefied natural gas as alternative to high-sulfur bunker fuel, shipping and energy executives said at a global gas summit this week. Already used to fuel ferry fleets and cruise ships, LNG is gaining …

27 JUN 2018 You’ve probably wondered how often you need to wash that (sometimes greasy, sometimes not) hair of yours. The question is a vexing one. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s the third suggestion that pops up when typing “how often” into Google (following queries about showering and pooping). …

27 JUN 2018 A pair of swans in Austria have been forcibly removed from the lake they called home after a series of violent, escalating attacks to defend their nest from intrusive humans. The twist in this case is the swans weren’t biological parents, but appear to have been two gay male …