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 …

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 …

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 …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …