23 MAR 2019 Research led by the University of Southampton suggests that rogue waves are occurring less often, but becoming more extreme. Waves are classed as rogue when they are over twice the height of the average sea state around them. From trough to peak, past observations have put some …
Read More »ICS UPDATES FLAG STATE PERFORMANCE TABLE FOR 2019
22 MAR 2019 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest update of its Flag State Performance Table. The annual update, which is also supported by the Asian Ship owners’ Association (ASA) and the European Community Ship owners’ Associations (ECSA), provides an indication of the performance of individual …
Read More »TANKER FIRE KILLS TWO OFF SOUTH KOREA
21 MAR 2019 Early Wednesday (20TH march) morning, a small tanker caught fire off the coast of Odong Island, South Korea, killing two and injuring one. The fire broke out at 0538 hours at a position about two nm to the east of Odong. Four Good Samaritan vessels, a military …
Read More »CONTAINER FEEDER CAPSIZES AT BANDAR ABBAS
20 MAR 2019 On March 19, a container ship capsized at the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, sending 153 containers into the water. Iranian officials believe that the accident happened due to improper loading. Iranian maritime official Mehdi Haghshenas told state media that the casualty was caused by “poor coordination …
Read More »EASY WAY TO TURN SEAWATER INTO CLEAN HYDROGEN FUEL
19 MAR 2019 A chemical reaction you learned about in middle school could help solve the energy crisis. Running an electrical current through water splits it into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter of which can be used as a reliable, zero-emission fuel source. In the past, the process of purifying …
Read More »SVITZER HIRES FIRST ALL-FEMALE TUG CREW IN LATIN AMERICA
18 mar 2019 Towage operator, Svitzer has hired its first all-female crew in the Dominican Republic. The Svitzer Monte Cristi, a 70-ton tugboat, sails the waters of Rio Haina and Caucedo helping maneuver larger vessels so they can dock, undo or be driven through the channels. “Many things that we …
Read More »THERE’S MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT PARKINSON’S STARTS IN THE GUT – NOT THE BRAIN
18 MAR 2019 Scientists have found mounting evidence that Parkinson’s could start in the gut before spreading to the brain, with one study in 2017 observing lower rates of the disease in patients who had undergone a procedure called a truncal vagotomy. The operation removes sections of the vagus nerve – which links …
Read More »CHIRP: LATEST BULLETIN DISCUSSES ECDIS, FATIGUE AND PILOT LADDERS
18 mar 2019 The CHIRP Charitable Trust has published Maritime Feedback 54, its first bulletin of 2019 which contains reports on lifting operations, rigid hull inflatable boat operations, AIS and ECDIS offsets and heat and fatigue. The issue of pilot safety is also raised through a report of a combination …
Read More »SCIENTISTS CREATE A MATERIAL THAT CAN BLOCK SOUND, BUT NOT AIR OR LIGHT
17 MAR 2019 By combining math with 3D printing, researchers from Boston University have created a new material that seemingly defies logic: light and air have no trouble passing through it — but sound cannot. “The idea is that we can now mathematically design an object that can block the …
Read More »DNV GL ROLLS OUT REMOTE SURVEYS FOR ENTIRE CLASSED FLEET
17 MAR 2019 Classification society DNV GL announced Friday that it’s started offering remote surveys for some inspections on board all DNV GL classed vessels. This means that for a range of surveys, a DNV GL surveyor will not be required to travel to the vessel. Instead, surveyor’s will video …
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