13 0ct 2019 The Ballast Water Management Convention amendments formalizing the implementation schedule for the D-2 standard entered into force on October 13. The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (the BWM Convention) entered into force in 2017. The amendments formalize an …
Read More »BLOCKCHAIN SHIP REGISTRATION SYSTEM UNDER DEVELOPMENT
12 oct 2019 The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore tech startup Perlin have teamed up to build an advanced digital blockchain ship registration preparation system for international adoption. Called the International E-Registry of Ships, it aims to streamline, standardize and drastically improve the …
Read More »PANAMA CANAL CONTAINERSHIP TRANSITS DIP IN 2019
10 OCT 2019 The number of containerships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1% to 2,575. But there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the coming weeks on their Asia to US east coast …
Read More »ONE SIMPLE CHANGE TO CAFETERIA MENUS COULD MAKE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE TO THE PLANET
09 OCT 2019 We all know by now that eating less meat is good for the planet – the production of meat products for human consumption leaves behind a hefty carbon footprint. Now scientists have worked out a very simple way that canteens in schools and colleges could greatly reduce the …
Read More »FAST FACTS: HOW DO HURRICANES FORM?
08 OCT 2019 Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave – a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics, possibly enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity. Hurricanes are powerhouse weather events that suck heat from tropical waters to fuel their fury. These violent storms form …
Read More »HERE’S WHY SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING SO HARD TO KEEP WARMING BELOW 2 DEGREES CELSIUS
07 OCT 2019 We know that our planet has experienced warmer periods in the past, during the Pliocene geological epoch around three million years ago. Our research, published today, shows that up to one third of Antarctica’s ice sheet melted during this period, causing sea levels to rise by as much as 20 …
Read More »$12 Million: TANKER RATES SOAR TO NEW RECORD AS U.S. SANCTIONS ON COSCO
05 OCT 2019 Freight rates to ship U.S. crude to Asia continued to surge, with costs to charter a supertanker rising to a record $12 million on Thursday, shipping sources familiar with the matter said. South Korea’s top refiner, SK Energy, tentatively chartered the supertanker Maxim to ship U.S. crude …
Read More »PILOT DELIBERATELY GROUNDED GOLDEN RAY
06 oct 2019 The pilot on board the capsized car carrier Golden Ray deliberately took the vessel out of the channel and grounded her, according to a report in The Brunswick News. The 656-foot vessel capsized on September 8 in St. Simons Sound while heading out to sea with 4,200 vehicles on …
Read More »NORTH KOREA TESTS NEW SUB-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE
05 oct 2019 North Korea announced Thursday (03 Oct 2019) that its defense scientists have conducted an underwater launch test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. U.S. officials have confirmed the trial. The newly developed missile, the Pukguksong-3, is believed to have a range of up to 1,000 nm. The test …
Read More »HONORING AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD WAR II MERCHANT MARINERS
04 oct 2019 To aid the war effort, the U.S. government ordered the construction of 2,751 Liberty Ships during World War II. They were named after members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, scientists, and artists. Eighteen were named after African Americans. The SS Booker T. Washington was the first Liberty Ship to …
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