08 OCT 2022 A three-year-long study has tracked dozens of patients with an ultra-rare disorder that gradually turns muscle, tendons, and ligaments to bone. The lifelong, irreversible condition is known as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). While estimates on its prevalence vary, confirmed cases occur in roughly one out of every 1 …

A 3D map of one of the hidden valleys, also known as a tunnel valley, under the seafloor in the North Sea. (James Kirkham) 07 OCT 2022 Hidden valleys buried beneath the ocean bottom in the North Sea were rapidly carved out during the “death throes” of an ancient ice sheet …

06 OCT 2022  The shipping industry is setting its sights on efficiency. Thanks to internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and external pressures from regulatory agencies, fleet operators are starting to take steps to reduce fuel consumption, improve reporting, and transform voyages to meet the decarbonization goals set forth by …

05 OCT 2022 Few observers have had a better perch to watch the pandemic slowly clog — and now free up — one of the biggest arteries of global trade than Captain J. Kipling “Kip” Louttit. Two years ago this week, as fully loaded container ships congregated off the coast of …

04 OCT 2022         With its Ukrainian roots and focus on the seafarer, Danica is leading the way in finding and caring for qualified crews against a backdrop of war and an ongoing pandemic. “At the start of Danica Crewing Specialists, our primary base of mariners were Ukrainians, and our main …

03 OCT 2022  Crimes like this don’t often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a cell-phone camera shows a group of unarmed men at sea in an undisclosed location, possibly 15 of them, killed one by one by a semiautomatic weapon, after which the culprits pose for …

02 OCT 2022 An electrical failure caused a bulk carrier to lose of steering and crash into a barge near New Orleans last year, resulting in an estimated $6 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The bulk carrier Jalma Topic was transiting upriver on the Lower Mississippi River …

01 OCT 2022 In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze. When David Mockett, a maritime surveyor, inspected the vessel, he was left with more questions than answers. Not long after, Mockett was killed …

30 SEPT 2022  A containership and an Aframax tanker collided during the early morning hours of September 28 in the busy Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia. While the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is reporting no injuries to the 45 crew on both vessels or oil leaks, questions are …

29 SEPT 2022  The journey towards a sustainable maritime shipping sector is driven by enablers spread across multiple areas. The decarbonization enablers include more sustainable fuels and other green sources of power, strong regulations that set an ambitious framework, bold financing for sustainable initiatives, power systems, integrated port solutions, optimised …