02 MAY 2019 The cruise industry is facing more stringent requirements and regulations to emissions. In partnership with leading cruise lines, Norwegian technology suppliers have now developed a concept for zero-emission cruising. The concept has been developed in cooperation with Eker Design, cruise giants Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, technology suppliers in the …
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01 MAY 2019 In 2015, NASA revealed that Earth’s oceans are rising faster than expected, and the space agency projected that we’re now “locked in” to at least 90 cm of sea level rise in the coming decades. That in itself would be enough to displace millions of people around the world, …
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30 APR 2019 Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyalitis (ME), is a debilitating and misunderstood disease, more accurately defined by what it isn’t than what it is. With no known cause, few unique symptoms and little else for doctors to go by, reliable and consistent diagnosis is …
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29 APR 2019 It came out of nowhere. Just a few short weeks ago – in an alternate reality otherwise identical to our own – it popped up on our screens: a giant asteroid hurtling through space, and headed straight for us. At least, maybe it is. Nobody really knows. …
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28 april 2019 The IMO MEPC 73 meeting last October ended all speculation about a potential delay in the implementation of the 0.5 percent 2020 global sulfur cap. It’s full steam ahead, regardless of the issues that continue to cause debate in the industry. “Put simply, scrubbers look like a …
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27 april 2019 The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has inspected and may have detained a sanctioned Iranian merchant vessel off Misrata. The container ship Shahr E Kord, which the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned for connections to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), was detained by GNA …
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