20 APR 2019 Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corp is planning to 1,800 staff this year at its offshore and marine business, the first time the company is hiring for the division after cutting thousands of jobs since 2015. The slump in oil prices in 2014 and a global oversupply of drilling …
Read More »ABS TEAMS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO IMPROVE CONTAINERSHIP SAFETY
19 APR 2019 Classification society ABS announced Thursday it is teaming up with members of the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) to develop actionable recommendations to help mitigate risks posed from the stowage of dangerous goods on containerships. Established in 2011, CINS is a shipping line initiative meant to increase safety in …
Read More »U.S. GULF OF MEXICO HAS LARGEST NUMBER OF LAID-UP OSVS
18 APR 2019 Out of all the major offshore oil and gas regions, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has the largest number of laid-up OSVs, according to a new analysis by VesselsValue. “By observing the figures, we can see the market with the highest layup is the US Gulf. Even …
Read More »AUSTRALIA FUNDS WORLD-FIRST OFFSHORE BLUE ECONOMY PLATFORM
17 APR 2019 The Australian government is providing A$329 million ($236 million) for research into Australia’s blue economy. The University of Tasmania will lead the largest-ever Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), the Launceston-based Blue Economy CRC, bringing together expertise in seafood, renewable energy and offshore engineering. The 10-year collaboration will involve …
Read More »TURMERIC’S AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS SOUND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. BUT THE RESEARCH LOOKS GOOD!
16 APR 2019 Doctors are increasingly embracing the idea that the food we eat may be as good as any disease-fighting, immunity-boosting drug. This isn’t a new strategy. The cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee recently told Business Insider that “for centuries, diet was the only kind of medicine.” Lately, Mukherjee and other doctors …
Read More »WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS BLACK HOLE JUST GOT A NEW NAME, BUT IT’S UNOFFICIAL FOR NOW
15 APR 2019 Less than a week ago, the world was blown away by the first-ever direct image of a black hole‘s event horizon. But this now world-famous object doesn’t really have an official name, although a few options are now vying for legitimacy. The galaxy that contains this supermassive black hole is …
Read More »SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO PREVENT WATER FROM EVER BECOMING ICE
14 APR 2019 Ice is a complex beast. While you and I only ever come into contact with one kind of it, scientists actually know of around 20 different molecular varieties – some so esoteric and rare, they may only exist inside computer simulations, or buried within distant planets. But just because water …
Read More »U.S. COAST GUARD WARNS ON CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AFTER THREE DIE
13 april 2019 The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Safety Alert on the dangers of confined space entry – citing a recent casualty where three people were asphyxiated on a drilling rig (MODU). 10 crewmembers were on board the MODU preparing it for a heavy lift transport to an overseas …
Read More »FAST FACTS: WHAT IS SEASPEAK ?
12 april 2019 Seaspeak is the official language of navigators the world over. Whether on the high seas or at port, misunderstood communication can lead to serious and even dangerous situations. Seaspeak, the official language of the seas, helps to prevent miscommunication. Have you ever wondered how crews on ships …
Read More »HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA: OUR OPPORTUNITY AND OUR FUTURE
11 april 2019 Human Rights at Sea legal researcher Sayedeh Hajar Hejazi spoke at the 2019 Empowering Women in the Maritime Community conference at the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden, April 4-5: When humanity harnesses the force of and truly empowers women, it has an exponentially positive effect on …
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