22 MAY 2025 A new study highlights a perhaps unexpected way to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease: getting vaccinated against shingles. Cardiovascular disease – involving the heart or blood vessels – is by far humanity’s leading cause of death. It kills about 18 million people globally each year, mostly …
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ITALIAN PROJECT DISPLAYS SMALL FISSION NUCLEAR REACTOR CONCEPT FOR SHIPS
21 MAY 2025 An Italian start-up, Newcleo, working with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and design firm Pininfarina, has unveiled its concepts for a new generation of small, fission power plants that could provide the future power for shipping and other applications. A full-scale representation of the fourth-generation nuclear reactor was placed …
Read More »GREENPEACE CAPTAIN AND ACTIVISTS ON TRIAL IN KOREA FOR BOARDING TANKER
20 MAY 2025 The captain of Greenpeace’s vessel Rainbow Warrior and four activists made their first appearance in a South Korean court on Friday, May 16, on charges related to a 2024 incident where they boarded a Japanese-owned LPG tanker that was anchored off South Korea. They have been detained …
Read More »INDIAN NAVY ACCUSED OF FORCING 40 IMMIGRANTS INTO THE SEA
19 MAY 2025 The government of India is stepping up deportations of certain ethnic groups, including members of the Rohingya people from Myanmar – and it appears that in an effort to assist the campaign, the Indian Navy may have forced 40 Rohingya immigrants to jump into the sea, according to …
Read More »GERMANY LICENSES EMDEN SHIPYARD TO BECOME FIRST LOCAL SHIP RECYCLER
18 MAY 2025 Emden Werft and Dock, which has been a provider of repair and conversion services for over 100 years, is set to become Germany’s first maritime recycling facility. According to The Munich Eye, the shipyard located on the Ems River in Western Germany near the border with the …
Read More »USCG RESCUES TWO MARINERS MISSING FOR MORE THAN 100 HOURS
17 MAY 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting a successful conclusion to an intensive search and rescue mission that had been underway for four days after a small boat was reported overdue. The 47-foot vessel named Lucky Harvest was finally located more than 100 miles west/southwest of Guam. Authorities …
Read More »INDIA APPROVES MORE RUSSIAN INSURERS TO PROVIDE MARINE COVER
18 MAY 2025 India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, a government notification shows, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key market. India is the top buyer of Russian seaborne oil after China since Western nations …
Read More »WITH 90-DAY TARIFF WINDOW, IMPORTERS RUSH TO GET CHINESE GOODS
17 MAY 2025 Following the newly-announced pause on the White House’s 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods, many American importers are rushing to pay a lesser amount and get their goods into the United States now, avoiding the risk that the levy might go up again in future negotiations with Beijing. Many …
Read More »SUEZ CANAL TRIES TO WOO BACK SHIPS ANNOUNCING DISCOUNT FOR LARGE BOXSHIPS
16 MAY 2025 The Suez Canal Authority is intensifying its marketing efforts to woo back the world’s ships to the shipping route. In a concerted marketing effort, the authority is highlighting opportunities and adding financial incentives after a disastrous year in 2024. The canal is a major source of foreign …
Read More »INSURER COVERS COSTS WHEN PORT AGENT FAILS TO GET A PILOT FOR A SHIP
15 MAY 2025 The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) is highlighting how it stepped in to aid one of its customers when a simple oversight racked up large fees. The provider of professional indemnity insurance settled a claim that it acknowledges was a lack of communication that led to a …
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