25 MAR 2022 Rheumatoid arthritis and a severe form of hair loss called alopecia areata might not seem like they have much in common. One causes joint pain and swelling, while the other leads to dramatic, patchy loss of hair. But in both cases, the immune system has decided that the body’s …
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FROM EVER GIVEN TO EVER FORWARD
24 MAR 2022 A year ago, MV Ever Given rammed its bow into Asia, ran its stern onto Africa, and her midships straddled the Suez Canal for six days. The world was transfixed on the vessel that launched a thousand memes and choked off twelve percent of the world’s trade. This one ultra-large …
Read More »NORTH P&I AND STANDARD CLUB MAKE PLANS FOR INSURANCE MEGA-MERGER
23 MAR 2022 North P&I and Standard Club are discussing the details of a merger to create one of the largest providers of mutual cover in the maritime industry. The combined club would provide cover for vessels totaling about 400 million GT. “Standard Club and North now have the opportunity to …
Read More »FISHERMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING THREE CREWMATES AND KILLING ONE
22 MAR 2022 A former crewmember of the scallop vessel Captain Billy Haver has pleaded guilty to attacking three crewmates and killing one in an onboard rampage in 2018. Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 27, attacked three of his crewmates with a hammer and a knife in the Haver’s shucking house while the Haver was under way …
Read More »SUSTAINABLE CATCH: NAVIGATING GLOBAL FISHERIES CRIME
21 MAR 2022 A fish consumed in Australia could be caught near Palau, by a Thai vessel with a Cambodian crew, shipped to a packing plant in Vietnam and sold to a distributor in Taiwan before reaching the market. The global scope of fisheries management makes it a contested area …
Read More »HERE’S WHAT DOOMSCROLLING IS DOING TO YOUR BRAIN – AND HOW TO FIX IT
20 MAR 2022 Many people have experienced chronic stress since the pandemic lockdowns. Added to this are the climate crisis, the increasing cost of living and most recently threats to European and global security due to the conflict in Ukraine. To some, it may seem that there is never any good …
Read More »KEEP IT CLEAN
19 MAR 2022 With the maritime industry’s growing awareness of its environmental responsibilities, water treatment companies are focused on improving the cleanliness of wastewater discharge and the efficiency of various treatment options. It’s a fact so commonly known that it’s almost a cliché – that the seas occupy over two-thirds …
Read More »RECAAP: TEN ROBBERIES IN SINGAPORE STRAIT IN FIRST SEVEN WEEKS OF 2022
18 MAR 2022 Sea robberies and the boarding of vessels underway in the Singapore strait are continuing with the reporting agency for the region issuing alerts to seafarers and warning for the need to increase vigilance and maintain lookouts while transiting the Singapore Strait. ReCAAP ISC issued repeated warnings of …
Read More »IACS VOTES TO EXPEL RUSSIAN MARITIME REGISTER
17 MAR 2022 The members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) have voted to expel the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping from their ranks, citing the impact of allied sanctions. Following Russia’s sudden invasion of Ukraine on February 24, NATO’s allied nations have imposed punishing sanctions on the …
Read More »HOW SHACKLETON’S NAVIGATOR SAVED THE CREW OF THE ENDURANCE
16 MAR 2022 When the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was found nearly 10,000 feet below the surface of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in March 2022, it was located just four miles from its last known position, as recorded by the Endurance’s captain and navigator, Frank Worsley, in November 1915. That’s an astonishing degree of accuracy …
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