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14 dec 2019 The CMA CGM Group has announced a partnership with Shell to supply tens of thousands of tons of marine biofuel to its fleet. The fuel will allow the Group’s ships to travel nearly one million kilometers, equivalent to over 80 round-trips between Rotterdam and New York. In …

13 dec 2019 The U.S. and China have agreed on a “Phase One” deal and averted U.S. penalty tariffs due to take effect on December 15. China has agreed to buy $32 billion in additional agricultural goods over the next two years from a baseline of $24 billion purchased in …

12 DEC 2019 There’s some irony in the fact that the darkest objects in the sky – black holes – can be responsible for some of the Universe’s brightest light. Simulations of the magnetic fields surrounding black holes and neutron stars have now provided new insights into their astonishing brilliance. Astrophysicists from Columbia …

631 institutional investors managing more than $37 trillion in assets urged governments to step up efforts to tackle the global climate crisis in a statement issued on Monday at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP25). The Global Investor Statement to Governments on Climate Change, developed by the seven founding partners …

09 DEC 2019 When it comes to pregnancy and babies, the closer to full-term the better. Compared to full-term pregnancies, we know that near-term babies have a higher risk of medical problems soon after birth, and lower cognitive outcomes later in childhood. So, with that in mind, we have some bad news. Researchers …

08 DEC 2019 Seafarer representatives are increasingly worried that the forthcoming IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulations could result in a spate of criminal convictions. Seafarer union Nautilus International said a recent case involving a P&O Cruises vessel in the North Europe special emission control area (SEVA), which extends from the Channel …

07 DEC 2019 Satellite launch contractor SpaceX will soon be using its own private AIS aids to navigation (ATON) to mark the temporary exclusion areas it uses during rocket launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is the first official Coast Guard approval for a “dynamic” restricted area. SpaceX’s operations at …

06 DEC 2019 Can finance contribute to seafood sustainability? This is an increasingly relevant question given the projected growth of seafood demand and the magnitude of social and environmental issues associated with its production. Since the 1960s, aquaculture has been the world’s fastest-growing food sector. Rates of fish consumption have …

05 DEC 2019 A new report from DNV GL has identified 10 technology trends, and their associated risks, that will shape industry and society in the coming decade. The rapid advancement of digitalization is behind many of the trends. The relationship between humans and technology is switching, with humans increasingly …

03 dec 2019 The death toll from a migrant boat sinking off Lampedusa last month has risen to 18 as divers recover additional bodies from the scene. On November 23, a migrant vessel with about 170 people on board went down about 1.5 nm off the island of Lampedusa, the …