09 FEB 2020 The sister ship of the YM Efficiency, which lost 81 shipping containers off the coast of Newcastle and Port Stephens in June 2018, has been arrested in Sydney for a pollution debt that could reach as high as AU$20 million ($13.4 million). The Federal Court Admiralty Marshall arrested …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO FAVOR SOUTH ASIA BEACHES FOR SHIP BREAKING
13 FEB 2020 A total of 674 ocean-going ships and offshore vessels were dismantled worldwide in 2019, with the vast majority broken down on the beaches of Bangladesh, Indian, and Pakistan, the NGO Ship breaking Platform said in its yearly report. According to new data released by the group, among …
Read More »CIGARETTES PRODUCE INVISIBLE CHEMICAL EMISSIONS EVEN AFTER THEY’VE BEEN EXTINGUISHED
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 …
Read More »CHINA ESTIMATED TO BE SECOND LARGEST ARMS PRODUCER
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 …
Read More »CONFINED SPACES: THE INITIAL TEST OF THE ATMOSPHERE
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 …
Read More »THE BOTTOM OF AN ANTARCTIC GLACIER
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 …
Read More »RECENT APPOINTMENTS OF COMMANDANTS IN THE MARINE ACADEMIES OF BARISHAL, PABNA, RANGPUR AND SYLHET.
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 …
Read More »IACS LAUNCHES 2020 BLUE BOOK
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 …
Read More »ENCLOSED SPACES: THE IMPORTANCE OF VENTILATION
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 …
Read More »INCREDIBLE NASA SIMULATION REVEALS HOW EARTH WOULD LOOK IF THE OCEANS DRAINED AWAY
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 …
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