15 JUN 2026 The shipping industry’s recruitment pipeline has changed less than almost anything else about the business. While vessels have grown more connected and data-driven, the way a shipowner finds and hires a chief engineer or an able seaman often still runs through the same channels it did twenty …
Read More »SCOURING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ FOR MINES COULD TAKE WEEKS
14 JUN 2026 Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks following a deal to reopen the waterway, shipping and maritime security sources say. The operation by conventional minesweepers and state-of-the-art underwater drones could continue for 40 to 50 days before many insurance, shipping or …
Read More »THIRD TANKER DISABLED BY U.S. FORCES THIS WEEK PUTS FOCUS ON INDIAN SEAFARERS
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disables Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempts to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman 12 JUN 2026 All 20 Indian crew members aboard the tanker MT Jalveer were safely evacuated to shore Thursday after U.S. forces disabled the vessel during a blockade enforcement operation …
Read More »SHIP MANAGER DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL PROBE INTO FATAL U.S. ATTACK ON TANKER
Thermal imagery released by U.S. Central Command shows the Palau-flagged tanker M/T Settebello after a precision strike on its engine room in the Gulf of Oman on June 9, 2026. CENTCOM said U.S. forces disabled the vessel after it allegedly failed to comply with instructions while transiting toward Iran in …
Read More »NEW DRUG OFFERS ‘FUNCTIONAL CURE’ FOR DANGEROUS LIVER VIRUS
09 JUN 2026 A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what’s called a “functional cure,” researchers reported Thursday. In two international studies, about 1 in 5 patients given the experimental drug saw their virus reduced to levels …
Read More »EIA SEES WEAK GLOBAL OIL DEMAND LIMITING PRICE SPIKE FROM HORMUZ DISRUPTION
08 JUN 2026 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has lowered its outlook for global oil demand in 2026, saying weaker consumption could help cap oil price increases even as disruptions continue to restrict energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz. In its June Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released Tuesday, …
Read More »NEW WEARABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE COULD ‘TRANSFORM’ PREGNANCY CARE
07 JUN 2026 It’s hard to imagine pregnancy care without the ultrasound. Since the 1950s, this incredible technology has provided an essential snapshot into the womb. Now, scientists are taking it up a notch by trying to provide a continuous window of imaging. In the coming years, new inventions may …
Read More »CAFFEINE IN YOUR BLOOD MIGHT AFFECT BODY FAT AND DIABETES RISK, STUDY SAYS
06 JUN 2026 Caffeine does a lot of things to the human body, and not all of them are necessarily things you’d expect. Case in point: The levels of the substance in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, research shows. In turn, that could determine …
Read More »IMO ADOPTS MASS CODE: THE AUTONOMOUS SHIP MOVES FROM DRAWING BOARD TO REGULATED REALITY
05 JUNE 2026 The maritime industry has spent the better part of a decade debating whether autonomous ships represent genuine commercial progress or elaborately funded engineering theater. That debate has not been entirely resolved, but one of its central preconditions has now been addressed. The somewhat controversial concept of autonomous …
Read More »SAILORS STRESSED AND EXHAUSTED AFTER MONTHS TRAPPED BY STRAIT OF HORMUZ BLOCKADE
04 JUNE 2026 The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months. “It is really strange that everything looks normal outside, but people inside are not calm,” says the Pakistani sailor, who doesn’t …
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