09 SEPT 2023 Human eyes are the only natural window we have into a person’s central nervous system. By looking through them, scientists have found very early signs of Parkinson’s disease, up to seven years before symptoms emerge. The findings are based on three-dimensional eye scans, which are commonly used by eye …
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08 SEPT 2023 SMIT Salvage has wrapped up its work on board the decaying FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen. The milestone comes after the UN-led team successfully removed more than 1.1 million barrels of oil from the vessel to the replacement tanker Yemen earlier this month. The team concluded operations on Monday …
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07 SEPT 2023 Oceanbird, a joint venture created by Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop wind propulsion for the shipping industry, has reached another key milestone in its design efforts. The group’s first wing sail, Wing 560, received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. This comes as …
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06 SEPT 2023 At midnight on February 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric was sailing northward 30 miles off Virginia’s eastern shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by a winter storm. An able-bodied seaman relieved the watch and peered forward, noticing for the first time …
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05 SEPT 2023 A 45-year-old cargo ship traveling in the Black Sea after departing Ukraine raised suspicions on Sunday after it failed to communicate with Romanian authorities. The Romanian Agency for Saving Life at Sea (ARSVOM) reported that it monitored the ship until it left its territorial waters while its …
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04 SEPT 2023 Iran is displeased with the U.S. government’s decision to capture, sell and deliver a cargo of Iranian crude oil aboard the tanker Suez Rajan, a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday. Nasser Kanaani, a foreign ministry official, said that the chargé d’affaires of the Swiss Embassy …
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