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20 APR 2023 The Kremlin has said the outlook is “not so great” for extending beyond May 18 a deal that allows the safe wartime export of grain from some Ukrainian Black Sea ports, raising concerns over what happens next with the U.N.-backed sea corridor. The deal has helped to tackle a global food …

16 APR 2023  Success 9 was missing for five days with an international search looking for the tanker. The missing Singapore-registered tanker that was boarded at the beginning of the week has finally been located with authorities in Singapore and South Korea. A search had been ongoing since the Success 9 was …

19 APR 2023 The number of humans on Earth reached 8 billion in November 2022. Now a new report suggests that the world’s population may peak at just 9 billion by 2050, a number far lower than previously thought. Compared to other more well-known estimates, such as those from the United Nations, …

18 APR 2023 In a ceremony at Sedef Shipyard attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officials described the new amphib as a “drone carrier.” While the TCG Anadolu was originally conceived as a platform for manned fighters, its flight deck and maintenance hangar will provide ample space for deploying advanced drone …

17 APR 2023  The Black Sea region has witnessed a considerable decline in its market volumes, with the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine resulting in a sharp drop in laden volumes by 28.4 percent (almost 690,000 TEU) in 2022. As per Informall BG’s latest data, the region’s laden import volumes fell …

16 APR 2023 The AI chatbot known as ChatGPT, developed by the company OpenAI, has caught the public’s attention and imagination. Some applications of the technology are truly impressive, such as its ability to summarize complex topics or to engage in long conversations. It’s no surprise that other AI companies have been rushing to release their …

15 APR 2023 Shipping is a highly polluting industry. Between 2007 and 2012, it was responsible for roughly three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use and industrial processes, or around one billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. Ship exhaust may also contain “black carbon” – sooty …

13 APR 2023 The Indian government plans to invite financial bids for the privatisation of Shipping Corp of India Ltd (SCI) next month, as it looks to sell the state-run company after years of delay, two government officials told Reuters. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had, in 2019, announced plans to privatise …

14 APR 2023  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently pledged to respond to industry concerns over the criteria and implementation of its Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating system after the review process is completed this year. With this in mind, maritime executives should expect CII to become even more influential …

13 APR 2023 The areas most affected by high systolic blood pressure (red) and areas are also affected but to a lesser extent (yellow).  More than a billion adults around the world live with elevated blood pressure, a condition that puts individuals at risk of damaging a variety of organs, including the …