30 AUG 2019 The U.S. Treasury has designated the closely-watched Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 as a “blocked property” using anti-terrorism rules crafted after the Sept. 11 attacks. Consistent with prior warnings from the U.S. State Department, Treasury also blacklisted the vessel’s master, identified as Capt. Akhilesh Kumar, using measures targeting “those providing support to terrorism …
Read More »WHY ACCIDENTS ARE OFTEN NOT ACCIDENTAL
29 aug 2019 At the World Maritime Rescue Congress (WMRC) held in Vancouver, Canada from June 15 to 17, 2019, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P Union) partnered with Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) to participate in a poster presentation discussing shipping safety. The “Spotlight on Safety” poster …
Read More »HULL CRACKS LEAD TO OIL LEAK FROM BRAZILIAN FPSO
28 AUG 2019 Japanese offshore platform operator MODEC reported Tuesday that cracks in the hull of the FPSO Cidade do Rio de Janeiro have been leaking a limited amount of residual oil into the water. The vessel has been evacuated as a precautionary measure. MODEC informed field operator Petrobras of the problem …
Read More »VAPING JUST ONCE COULD IMMEDIATELY CHANGE YOUR BLOOD VESSELS, EVEN WITHOUT NICOTINE
25 AUG 2019 For more than a decade, vaping has been sold as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes. But puffing on an e-cigarette is not without its harms. In recent years, a growing number of concerns have surfaced over vaping and its potential to disrupt our health. Normal cigarettes are a leading cause of …
Read More »WHO CAUTIONS ON PLASTIC POLLUTION IN DRINKING WATER
24 aug 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of an analysis of current research related to microplastics in drinking water. According to the analysis, microplastics larger than 150 micrometers …
Read More »NORWEGIAN TEAM DISCOVERS CHEAPER WAY TO MAKE HYDROGEN FUEL
24 AUG 2019 Norwegian scientists have developed a material which can make hydrogen from water vapor, instead of liquid water. It pays off, because heat is cheaper than electricity. The research results were published recently in Nature Materials in an article titled “Mixed proton and electron conducting double perovskite anodes for …
Read More »IRANIAN TANKER ADRIAN DARYA 1 ALTERS DESTINATION TO MERSIN, TURKEY
23 AUG 2019 The closely-watched Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, has altered her AIS destination to Mersin, Turkey, ending speculation over whether she would attempt to call at a port in Greece. On July 4, British Royal Marines boarded the VLCC Adrian Darya 1 in the Strait of Gibraltar and …
Read More »SEA MACHINES TESTS AUTONOMOUS SKIMMING VESSEL WITH MARAD
22 AUG 2019 Sea Machines says it has successfully tested its autonomous technology in marine oil-spill response operations as part of a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). The Boston-based autonomous marine tech company carried out the tests on Wednesday in Portland, Maine utilizing a Marine Spill Response …
Read More »IRAN SAYS MAJOR WATERWAYS WON’T BE AS SAFE OF OIL EXPORTS CUT TO ZERO
21 AUG 2019 If Iran’s oil exports are cut to zero, international waterways will not have the same security as before, its president said on Wednesday, cautioning Washington against raising pressure on Tehran in an angry confrontation between the longtime foes. The comment by President Hassan Rouhani coincided with a …
Read More »BEES ARE DROPPING DEAD ACROSS BRAZIL, AND THE REASON IS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING
20 AUG 2019 Death came swiftly for Aldo Machado’s honey bees. Less than 48 hours after the first Apis mellifera showed signs of sickness, tens of thousands lay dead, their bodies piled in mounds. “As soon as the healthy bees began clearing the dying bees out of the hives, they became contaminated,” …
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