06 DEC 2019 Can finance contribute to seafood sustainability? This is an increasingly relevant question given the projected growth of seafood demand and the magnitude of social and environmental issues associated with its production. Since the 1960s, aquaculture has been the world’s fastest-growing food sector. Rates of fish consumption have …
Read More »TEN TRENDS TO BRING HUMANITY “TECHNOLOGICAL BLISS”
05 DEC 2019 A new report from DNV GL has identified 10 technology trends, and their associated risks, that will shape industry and society in the coming decade. The rapid advancement of digitalization is behind many of the trends. The relationship between humans and technology is switching, with humans increasingly …
Read More »DEATH TOLL FROM LAMPEDUSA SINKING INCREASES TO 18
03 dec 2019 The death toll from a migrant boat sinking off Lampedusa last month has risen to 18 as divers recover additional bodies from the scene. On November 23, a migrant vessel with about 170 people on board went down about 1.5 nm off the island of Lampedusa, the …
Read More »IUMI: MAJOR LOSES ON THE RISE
02 dec 2019 The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released its 2019 statistical report, IUMI Stats, noting that while the market seems to have bottomed out in 2019, major losses are beginning to return. There were nine major cargo vessel fires in 2019 which resulted in loss of …
Read More »TANZANIA PUSHES BACK ON CHINESE PORT PROJECT
01 DEC 2019 China’s Maritime Silk Road ambitions suffered a setback after Tanzanian officials refused to budge over stalled negotiations to build what would be the largest deep-water port in Africa. Initially agreed to in 2013, the terms of the agreement remain a point of contention between Tanzanian President John …
Read More »RECAAP ISC WARNS ON SINGAPORE STRAIT PIRACY
30 nov 2019 The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an incident alert on incidents involving ships while underway in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait. The alert follows an earlier one in October and comes after more incidents were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme …
Read More »IMO ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW 40-MEMBER COUNCIL
29 nov 2019 The Assembly of the IMO has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2020-2021 biennium: Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United …
Read More »CYBER SECURITY WORKBOOK FOR ON BOARD SHIP USE
28 nov 2019 The maritime industry has done much to embrace digitization in recent years. Cost savings and efficiencies are always welcome but, as with every benefit, there are potential pitfalls to overcome. Cyber security in the maritime domain has become a hot topic in the last two years. While …
Read More »SCIENTISTS SEE THE SUN TRANSFER ENERGY FROM ITS INTERIOR TO ATMOSPHERE
28 NOV 2019 You can’t tell from Earth, but the Sun’s outer atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface – it’s a long-standing mystery that astrophysicists have been working on for years, and now we might just have an answer. Scientists have previously suggested that solar plasma jets …
Read More »6 SCIENCE-BACKED WAYS WE CAN ACTUALLY TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
27 NOV 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg claims we need system change to save the planet, and the majority of experts, from the IPCC, through to our own research, would certainly agree with this. But for most people, it often isn’t clear what changes actually need to be made to address environmental problems. And …
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