08 APR 2024  For the second time in less than a year, the Australia Maritime Safety Authority is reporting the successful conviction of a ship’s master and the shipping company for the failure of a ladder which resulted in injuries to a pilot during a transfer. While these accidents happen …

07 APRIL 2024 A new study has associated rare variants of specific genes with the development of left-handedness in humans. Learning how these variations make left-handers different in other ways could help solve mysteries such as how genes can make people more likely to have neurodevelopmental disorders or develop neurodegenerative …

06 APRIL 2024 It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or I might scream. Rather, they emit popping or clicking noises in ultrasonic frequencies outside the range of human …

05 APRIL 2024 Scientists in Barcelona, Spain, think they have identified a possible biomarker that can predict the onset of a disorder that gives rise to diseases like Parkinson’s long before symptoms of cognitive and physical decline appear. These specific indicators swimming in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) precede …

04 APRIL 2024 Following a nearly three-month voyage Chinese heavy lift vessel Hunter Star delivered the final liquefaction module for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 facility to Russia. Russian gas company Novatek, the Arctic LNG 2 project itself, and the Belokamenka construction yard near Murmansk have all been sanctioned by the …

03 APRIL 2024 The issues of the safety of shipping and the efforts by Port States to inspect ships to enforce regulations continue to swirl in the wake of the Dali’s allision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore which sent shockwaves through the shipping industry. The U.S. Coast …

02 APRIL 2024 A study published back in 2015 revealed a curious link between crime and unintentional injury rates in men and a low resting heart rate. Now a similar study on women has uncovered much the same association, reminding us that risk-taking isn’t confined to any one gender. Researchers …

01 APRIL 2024  When the M/V Dali had an allision with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge at eight knots, the 116,000-deadweight-tonne ship hit with explosive force. This tragedy left six bridge workers dead, an economically-essential port closed, and the entire maritime sector under scrutiny. Commercial shipping transports over 80 percent of the world’s …

01 APR 2024 In a press briefing Thursday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pledged to restore the damage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse, but cautioned that it would not happen quickly. “This is an incredibly complex job, and our timeline will be long,” Moore said. “We’ve got work to …

31 MAR 2024  On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released an initial timeline of events in the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was struck by a container ship and destroyed early Tuesday. The agency has received an initial tranche of voyage data recorder (VDR) information …