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12 FEB 2020 Cigarettes aren’t just toxic when they’re being smoked. Even when the butts are scrunched up and cold, new research has found they continue to emit harmful compounds in the air. In the first 24 hours alone, scientists say a used cigarette butt will produce 14 percent of …

11 FEB 2020  New research from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) suggests that China is the second-largest arms producer in the world, behind the U.S. but ahead of Russia.  In the past, a lack of transparency has meant that the value of Chinese companies’ arms sales has been …

10 FEB 2020 International maritime standards currently require crews sailing on vessels around the world to have an extensive amount of training and certifications which permit them to sail on board ships of all types. Lately, the industry has had its focus on the dangers and hazards of working in …

09 FEB 2020 Researchers have taken the first-ever images of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, a glacier about the size of Florida that is anticipated to play a key role in future sea level rise. The images, taken by a robotic underwater vehicle, were part of a broad set of …

07 FEB 2020 It is with great pleasure, Bangladesh Marine Academy Alumni Association (BMAAA) announces the appointment of new Commandants in the four new Marine Academies that are coming into operation. All are professionals and experienced instructors in the Bangladesh Marine Academy, Chittagong where they served in various capacities. We …

08 FEB 2020  The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released the January 2020 edition of the IACS Blue Book and the accompanying IACS Green Book. The publications summarize the technical output of IACS. The IACS Green Book is designed for daily use and contains all current IACS Resolutions …

06 FEB 2020  Thanks very much to The Maritime Executive for your kind invitation to rethink our maritime industry’s programs for safe confined space entry and repairs. My name is Don Sly, and during these last 45 years I have tested the safety of some 200,000 maritime confined spaces. After the testing …

05 FEB 2020 Oceans cover most of the Earth, including its longest mountain range and the ancient bridges that humans crossed to reach other continents. In a recent remake of a 2008 NASA video, planetary scientist James O’Donoghue shows what it would look like if all that water drained away, revealing the hidden …

04 FEB 2020  Australia’s Federal Court has issued an interim injunction banning wharfies from undertaking industrial action as part of their fight for a new workplace agreement. The court order prevents more than 1,800 workers employed at DP World Australia container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle from taking …

03 FEB 2020 The fire on board the VLCC Zoha 1 on Wednesday evening claimed the lives of two seafarers and injured eight others, according to Indian officials. The Zoha 1 caught fire about 20 miles off the coast of Sharjah, UAE on Wednesday, sending up a plume of smoke visible from the city’s …