31 DEC 2019 Crew members are often blamed for deaths in enclosed spaces. Human error; so it would seem. But, there are those in the industry who believe that others should be held accountable, that new action should be taken. In a submission readied for the IMO this year, the …

30 DEC 2019 At this time on year, an airborne freight carrier vehicle powered by renewable energy comes into service and can actually provide a basis to consider low-energy airborne freight transportation for year-round commercial service. Lockheed Martin is developing a large, helium filled 21st century airship that has a …

29 DEC 2019 Lupus is a potentially fatal autoimmune disorder that impacts roughly 5 million people worldwide, and yet it still has no known cause or cure. Today, most treatments come with a whole bunch of adverse side effects, and given how little we know, finding new avenues for medicine has …

28 DEC 2019 The captain of a Vietnamese oil tanker has been jailed for over five years in Singapore for his role in a scheme that saw around $150 million of oil stolen from Shell’s biggest refinery over several years. Doan Xuan Than, 47, was sentenced to 66 months in …

27 DEC 2019 Russia’s controversial floating nuclear power station has begun supplying electricity to a remote port in Siberia, despite widespread environmental and safety concerns, the state nuclear corporation Rosatom said Thursday. In a statement, Rosatom reported that the Akademik Lomonosov had plugged into the “isolated Chaun-Bilibino network” in the port of …

26 DEC 2019 This is a concept that it is argued on all training and support actions for seafarers by companies and organizations worldwide. This concept is absolutely correct; there is no dispute about that! Since 2009, when I delivered my first training for seafarers about “Mental Health Awareness” until …

24 DEC 2019  Pirates have released the 19 crewmembers taken from the tanker Nave Constellation on December 3. All 18 Indian and one Turkish nationals were freed on Saturday after being kidnapped from the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea while en route from Bonny Offshore Terminal to India. The seven seafarers …

23 DEC 2019 Ships that use scrubbers have a small impact on the water quality in ports when compared to future E.U. standards for priority substances in water, according to a new study carried out by CE Delft, with support from Deltares. The study calculates the predicted equilibrium concentrations for …

22 DEC 2019 Another containership fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) is added to the global fleet every 10 hours, according to Alphaliner data. However, the race to get scrubbers retrofitted on ships ahead of IMO 2020 regulations on 1 January has resulted in a significant extension of …

21 DEC 2019 In terms of biological ageing, the body seems to shift gears three times during our lifespans, new research suggests – with 34 years, 60 years and 78 years the key thresholds. In other words, we now have evidence that ageing isn’t one long, continuous process that moves …