The NGO Ship breaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using ‘scaremonger’ tactics and ‘fake news’ in order to get South Asian ship breaking yards included on a list of EU-approved ship recycling facilities. According to the NGO Ship breaking Platform, which promotes against the use of South Asia’s ‘beaching’ yards, …

23 JUN 2018 The Algerian government has taken a dramatic step to try and curb rampant exam cheating by repeatedly turning off the internet during the exam season. Yes, all of the internet. For everyone. For a period of six days. On Wednesday this week the plug was pulled for …

Diesel technology keeps ports moving. Trucks, trains, locomotives, cargo handling equipment, tugboats and workboats all predominantly rely on diesel fuel. According to the latest in-use statistics, 98 percent of port trucks are powered by diesel while larger applications like locomotives, tugs and ferries are exclusively powered by diesel. Even as …

22 JUN 2018 It looks like there’s a really simple way for doctors to diagnose whether young Caucasian men are getting enough vegetables: it’s detectable in the colour of their skin. What causes it is a class of organic pigments called carotenoids found in a variety of fruit and vegetables. …

22nd june 2018 The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its final report on the grounding of the Dutch freighter Ruyter off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. The investigators determined that the vessel went aground because the master had left the bridge prior to the collision, leaving no one present to adjust …

21 JUN 2018 It’s a strange and lucky irony that the worst solar storm in recorded history happened at a time when human civilisation wasn’t yet uniquely vulnerable to the Sun’s inescapable geomagnetic fury. The Carrington Event – aka the solar storm of 1859 – saw a huge solar coronal mass ejection unleashed at …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …