17 MAR 2022 The members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) have voted to expel the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping from their ranks, citing the impact of allied sanctions. Following Russia’s sudden invasion of Ukraine on February 24, NATO’s allied nations have imposed punishing sanctions on the …
Read More »HOW SHACKLETON’S NAVIGATOR SAVED THE CREW OF THE ENDURANCE
16 MAR 2022 When the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was found nearly 10,000 feet below the surface of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in March 2022, it was located just four miles from its last known position, as recorded by the Endurance’s captain and navigator, Frank Worsley, in November 1915. That’s an astonishing degree of accuracy …
Read More »RUSSIA’S ARCTIC GAS IS FUNDING THE WAR IN UKRAINE
15 MAR 2022 In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause” button on cooperation. Gas from the Russian Arctic, however, is continuing to flow into Europe uninterrupted. The political theater of halting Arctic Council diplomacy will have little effect …
Read More »IMO CALLS FOR MARITIME SAFETY CORRIDORS TO EVACUATE SHIPS STRANDED BY UKRAINE CONFLICT
14 MAR 2022 The UN’s shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to sail away without the risk of being hit, it said on Friday. Russia’s military took control of waterways when it …
Read More »IMO COUNCIL ADDRESSES DANGERS TO SHIPPING AND SEAFARERS DURING EMERGENCY MEETING ON UKRAINE
13 MAR 2022 The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 40-Member Council met virtually for an extraordinary session this week to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in light of Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. The IMO Council serves as agency’s “executive …
Read More »HERE’S WHY NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN’T HELP UKRAINE
14 MAR 2022 While most of the world is concerned with keeping Russian fighter jets out of NATO airspace, Russian warships have already incurred on NATO territorial waters. So why can’t the US Navy can’t send an Aircraft Carrier into the Black Sea to protect Romania and NATO merchant ships or …
Read More »ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MOLECULE COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING IN ASTHMA TREATMENTS
13 MAR 2022 A new class of immunotherapy drugs – used to treat arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease – might also work for those with severe asthma. The pharmaceuticals are known as ‘jakinibs‘ because they inhibit the protein JAK1. This protein plays an essential role in the body’s immune …
Read More »FRANCE SEIZES OLIGARCH’S YACHT AND DETAINS MULTIPLE MERCHANT SHIPS
12 MAR 2022 French authorities are increasing their enforcement efforts under the European sanctions against Russia both detaining commercial merchant ships and in a high-profile action announced they had seized a superyacht linked to one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs. France’s minister of the economy, Bruno Le Maire thanked customs officials …
Read More »ESTONIAN CARGO SHIP SINKS AFTER POSSIBLE MINE STRIKE NEAR ODESA
11 MAR 2022 An Estonian-owned small cargo ship sunk in the Black Sea earlier today with conflicting reports that the vessel may have been struck by a mine or that Russian forces had commandeered the ship as they prepare for an amphibious assault on Odesa. Earlier reports of missing crew …
Read More »CHINA WELCOMES RUSSIAN OIL TANKERS WITH ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS
12 MAR 2022 Chinese refiners are paying for Russian crude oil using cash transfers to maintain imports from Russia’s Fast East, as banks shy away from financing the oil because of sanctions, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Global oil prices LCOc1 have soared to their highest in a decade as …
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