08 APR 2025 The erosion of shore leave and disregard for meaningful rest have dangerous effects As the International Labour Organization (ILO) meets to consider changes to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), leading maritime charity Stella Maris UK is calling for urgent protections to stop seafarers being forced to choose …
Read More »AGING SHADOW TANKER USES STS TO SECOND SHADOW TANKER TO SKIRT INDIAN BAN
04 APR 2025 The shipper of a cargo of Russian crude oil loaded aboard a sanctioned shadow tanker has found a creative way around Indian regulations that were barring the ship from offloading. A second tanker, also sanctioned in the west and operating in the shadow fleet moving Russian crude …
Read More »STENA PRESENTS FUTURO CONCEPT RORO THAT WOULD REDUCE ENERGY USAGE 20%
03 APR 2025 Stena Line, one of Europe’s leading ferry companies and a pioneer with advanced designs, presented its latest thinking for Stena Futuro, a RoRo that would reduce energy usage by 20 percent or more. The company’s goal is an overall 30 percent reduction in its CO2 emissions by …
Read More »SIX MORE SHIPS ROBBED IN SINGAPORE STRAIT IN 48 HOURS
02 APRIL 2025 ReCAAP, the regional monitoring operation for Asia, issued a new alert to ships in the area of the Singapore and Malacca Strait warning of the continuing surge in sea robbery incidents and while cautioning of the possibility of further incidents. They received reports of six incidents between …
Read More »THE EMISSIONS REDUCTION CIRCUS CONTINUES
1 APR 2025 The global maritime industry is racing to cut emissions with solutions ranging from cutting-edge tech to, well… sails. Yes, we’ve come full circle. The same technology that powered pirates is now hailed as the future of sustainable shipping. What a time to be alive! While we await …
Read More »CHINA DISCLOSES POWERFUL DEEP-SEA CABLE CUTTER, SCMP REPORTS
31 mar 2025 China revealed for the first time that it has developed a compact deep-sea cable cutting device that is powerful enough to severe communication lines, the South China Morning Post reported. The tool is able to operate at a depth of up to 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) and …
Read More »SCIENTISTS REVEAL WHAT ANTARCTICA WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH NO ICE
30 MAR 2025 The new map reveals the Antarctic landscape under the ice. (British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It’s hard to believe now, but tucked away, hidden underneath a layer of ice kilometers thick, that ancient landscape still lies buried, …
Read More »EXPERT REVEALS 8 ‘ESSENTIAL’ WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF STROKE
29 MAR 2025 As a nurse working in a neurocritical care, I witnessed the sudden and devastating effects of stroke on survivors and their carers. Following my nursing career, I became a researcher specializing in stroke. Knowledge of stroke risk factors in the general public is poor, so stroke prevention …
Read More »US DELEGATION AIMS FOR MARITIME CEASEFIRE IN THE BLACK SEA
28 MAR 2025 A U.S. delegation will seek progress toward a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader cessation of violence in the war in Ukraine when it meets for talks with Russian officials on Monday, after discussions with diplomats from Ukraine on Sunday. The so-called technical talks come as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his drive for …
Read More »ZERO EMISSION SHIPS WILL BE READY, FUEL SUPPLY A WORRY SAYS LR CHIEF
27 MAR 2025 Nick Brown, Chief Executive of LRCredit: Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s Register sees a big year ahead for ammonia as a fuel and has positioned itself to support shipping on its wider decarbonisation and digitalisation voyage with LR OneOcean. Shipping is often accused of being slow when it comes …
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