28 JAN 2019 There are few monuments in the world that are as iconic as the Pyramids of Giza, a necropolis that dates back nearly 5,000 years. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the ancient seven wonders of the world still standing and, in 2007, 100 …
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THE FIRST-EVER PHOTO OF A BLACK HOLE IS ALMOST READY. HERE’S WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
27 JAN 2019 The year 2019 is here. With it, we’ve been promised a splendid moment in astronomy. For years, the Event Horizon Telescope has been working to bring us the first ever telescopic photograph of the event horizon of a black hole. Indeed, for all their popularity in public imagination, we have …
Read More »2018 BELT AND ROAD TRADE REACHED $1.3 TRILLION
26 JAN 2019 Trade volume between China and countries along the Belt and Road Initiative totaled $1.3 trillion last year, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said last week. This was year-on-year growth of 16.3 percent, 3.7 percentage points higher than China’s trade growth in 2018. China exported goods worth $705 …
Read More »PEOPLE ARE NOW TRAVELLING ACROSS THE US TO DELIBERATELY BREATHE RADIOACTIVE AIR
27 JAN 2019 Every year, people from all over the United States – and even overseas – travel to the Boulder-Basin in Montana for a potentially dangerous alternative treatment. They sit in the tunnels of a handful of ‘radon health mines’ – which are decommissioned gold and uranium mines – …
Read More »PROTECTING THE “BLUE ECONOMY”
26 JAN 2019 Piracy is just one of the challenges facing shippers in West Africa. Just before sunrise the Kelewele, a small product tanker anchored off the port of Cotonou, Benin on the Gulf of Guinea, comes to life. Except for the anchor watch, most crew members got some well-deserved rest …
Read More »TRUMP ANNOUNCES DEAL TO REOPEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
26 JAN 2019 On Friday, President Donald Trump agreed to temporarily reopen the government and provide back pay for 800,000 federal employees, bringing the longest shutdown in U.S. history to a close. The deal, negotiated with the Democrat-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate, provides funding at previous levels through February …
Read More »OCEAN BUNKERING TOPS 2018 LIST OF SINGAPORE’S LARGEST MARINE FUEL SUPPLIERS
25 JAN 2019 Singapore-based Ocean Bunkering Services (OBS) Pte Ltd topped the 2018 list of largest marine fuel suppliers operating in the world’s biggest ship refuelling hub, data released from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore showed on Friday. OBS, bunkering arm of Singapore oil trader and shipper …
Read More »LNG SEEN AS BOX SHIPPING’S FUEL OF THE FUTURE, BUT IS THERE A CLEANER SOLUTION?
24 JAN 2019 LNG delivers the best return on investment (ROI) for container shipping lines, according to a new study, commissioned by the collaborative industry foundation SEA\LNG. The study analysed the case of a newbuild 14,000 teu vessel deployed on the Asia-US west coast transpacific trade and compares six fuel …
Read More »BIMCO CALLS FOR NAVAL ACTION TO COMBAT PIRACY IN GULF OF GUINEA
23 JAN 2019 File photo shows an EU NAVFOR warship chasing down a suspected pirate ‘mothership’ off the coast of Somalia. Shipping association BIMCO is stepping up its calls for naval support to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea after an annual report the International Maritime Bureau shows that …
Read More »SEVEN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES HELPING SHIPPING CLEAN UP ITS ACT
21 JAN 2019 Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser. Big changes start next January, though, when long-debated standards from the International …
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