09 SEPT 2023 Human eyes are the only natural window we have into a person’s central nervous system. By looking through them, scientists have found very early signs of Parkinson’s disease, up to seven years before symptoms emerge. The findings are based on three-dimensional eye scans, which are commonly used by eye …
Read More »SMIT SALVAGE TEAM DEPARTS FSO SAFER IN YEMEN FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL OIL REMOVAL OPERATION
08 SEPT 2023 SMIT Salvage has wrapped up its work on board the decaying FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen. The milestone comes after the UN-led team successfully removed more than 1.1 million barrels of oil from the vessel to the replacement tanker Yemen earlier this month. The team concluded operations on Monday …
Read More »OCEANBIRD WING RECEIVES AIP AS IT APPROACHES FIRST FULL-SIZE PROTOTYPE
07 SEPT 2023 Oceanbird, a joint venture created by Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop wind propulsion for the shipping industry, has reached another key milestone in its design efforts. The group’s first wing sail, Wing 560, received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. This comes as …
Read More »40 YEARS LATER: THE LOSS OF THE MARINE ELECTRIC
06 SEPT 2023 At midnight on February 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric was sailing northward 30 miles off Virginia’s eastern shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by a winter storm. An able-bodied seaman relieved the watch and peered forward, noticing for the first time …
Read More »PHOTOSYNTHESIS MAY BE FAILING IN THE TROPICS AS TEMPERATURES SOAR
03 SEPT 2023 Forests, it’s often said, are the lungs of Earth. Tall trees stretch skyward to find sunlight, sucking water up from their roots and carbon dioxide in through their leaves to photosynthesize. Like any chemical reaction, this elemental exchange works best within an optimal temperature range, outside of which …
Read More »JAPAN PUSHES THE BUTTON ON FUKUSHIMA WATER DUMP, DESPITE BACKLASH
02 SEPT 2023 Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (24th August, 2023), prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several …
Read More »RO-RO CARGO SHIP FOR EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY “UNFURLS” ITS SAILS
29 AUG 2023 Canopée, which is being called the first hybrid industrial vessel equipped with collapsible wing sails, is ready to begin commercial service for the European Space Agency’s Ariane program. The 5,500 dwt Ro-Ro was fitted with its unique sails last month and has completed sea trials as it …
Read More »TWO MISSING AS JAPANESE CARGO SHIP CAPSIZES IN COLLISION WITH CONTAINERSHIP
27 AUG 2023 A small Japanese interisland cargo ship capsized after colliding with a Greek-managed containership while transiting the busy Kii Channel in southeastern Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard is reporting that three crewmembers were rescued and transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while a search is ongoing for …
Read More »HAS THE WAR IN UKRAINE CHANGED THE ODDS OF A CROSS-STRAIT CONFLICT?
26 AUG 2023 U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to gain control over the breakaway province – which has been beyond Beijing’s control since the founding of the People’s …
Read More »BOXSHIP COMPLETES TRIP FROM UKRAINE AS TURKEY WARNS RUSSIA ON INTERVENTION
23 AUG 2023 The first international ship to break out of the Ukrainian seaports on the Black Sea arrived in Turkey around midnight on August 17 without incident. Ukrainian officials were calling the Black Sea transit a breakthrough while Turkey said it had warned Russia about further approaches to merchant …
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