14 FEB 2023 Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals. A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among …
Read More »WHY ESG MATTERS FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF SHIPPING
13 FEB 2023 The Potential for ESG Strategies in Shipping’s Decarbonization With shipping companies making ambitious investments in decarbonization, the debate around creation of robust ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies for the industry has become imperative. New regulations – such as the inclusion of shipping in EU’s Emission Trading …
Read More »COURT UPHOLDS CMA CGM MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT OVER CAPTAIN’S SUICIDE
12 FEB 2023 More than a decade after the suicide death of one of the masters working for CMA CGM, a French court has reportedly upheld a lower court’s decision convicting and fining the shipping giant of manslaughter for contributing to the captain’s death. The French news service Agence France-Presse …
Read More »ALARM AS CASES OF SEAFARERS ABANDONMENT HIT NEW HIGHS IN 2022
11 FEB 2023 The commercial shipping industry is grappling with growing condemnation after the number of abandoned seafarers continued to surge, hitting a new high of 103 in 2022. The trend is growing with the number of seafarers abandoned fast approaching the 10,000 mark in a span of two decades …
Read More »SEAFARERS SEIZE SHIP OVER OWED WAGES AND OWNER NEGLECT
10 FEB 2023 Four seafarers, with assistance from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the port of Dakar in Senegal after months without pay and mounting danger to their lives. The four crew of the MV Onda (IMO 8912467) had been battling to have the engine of their …
Read More »A PLANET ALMOST EXACTLY EARTH’S SIZE HAS BEEN FOUND 72 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY
09 FEB 2023 We’ve just found an exoplanet almost exactly the same size as Earth orbiting a tiny star not very far away at all. It’s called K2-415b, and its similarities (and differences) to our own home world might shed some light on how Earth-like planets form and evolve in …
Read More »HOW MUCH CARBON COULD THE OCEAN STORE?
08 FEB 2023 The ocean is like a big carbonated beverage. Although it doesn’t fizz, it has about 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. So, for taking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it someplace where it won’t continue to warm the planet, the ocean is the single biggest place it …
Read More »KENYA’S AMB. NANCY KARIGITHU COULD BE A CONTENDER FOR THE NEXT IMO SECRETARY GENERAL
07 FEB 2023 With the tenure of IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim ending this year, the agency has set in motion the process of searching for a successor. One of the contenders for the position is Nancy Karigithu, currently Kenya’s Ambassador and Special Envoy for Shipping and Blue Economy. Both …
Read More »PLANTING MORE TREES IN CITIES WOULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES, SCIENTISTS SAY
06 FEB 2023 Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday. Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent would shave off 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) locally, on average, …
Read More »RUSSIA’S ‘SHADOW FLEET’ OF TANKERS SWELLS TO 600 SHIPS
05 FEB 2023 The “shadow fleet” of ships that transport Russian oil around the world has expanded to around 600 tankers, according to trading giant Trafigura. About 400 crude oil vessels, or 20% of the global fleet, have “switched” from mainstream trades to “ostensibly do Russian business,” co-head of oil …
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