26 APR 2025 Anal cancer doesn’t get a lot of attention. This may be because it’s relatively rare – anal cancer affects an estimated one to two Australians in every 100,000. As a comparison, melanomas affect around 70 in every 100,000 people. But it’s also likely due to embarrassment. Anal …
Read More »IMF: TRUMP’S TARIFFS COULD SLOW GLOBAL TRADE GROWTH BY HALF IN 2025
25 APR 2025 Global trade volume and global economic growth will both be reduced if new U.S. tariff policies continue on their current course, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook forecast. Compared to its last update in January, the IMF has cut back its 2025 trade …
Read More »TANKER BOARDED AND ROBBED IN FIRST INCIDENT IN FOUR YEARS OFF NIGERIA
24 APR 2025 A product tanker traveling more than 100 nautical miles south of the Nigerian coast was boarded earlier this week. Security services are saying the crew was well prepared and remained safe and while it was the first recent incident, the risks remain high across the Gulf of …
Read More »SINGAPORE STRAIT ROBBERIES CONTINUE WITH MSC BOXSHIP AND TANKER BOARDED
23 APR 2025 The surge in boardings and robberies is showing no signs of abating in the area around the straits of Singapore and Malacca. The monitoring operation ReCAAP has been raising the concern and now reports two additional vessels were boarded on Sunday and Monday after a two-week lull. …
Read More »WORLD’S LARGEST LCO2 CARRIER LAUNCHED AS CAPITAL GAS AND COMMERCIAL MARKET
22 APR 2025 The first large vessel designed to transport liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) was launched in South Korea as the industry for the transport and storage of captured carbon begins to take shape. The vessels are being built for Greece’s Capital Maritime Group which in 2023 announced plans to …
Read More »MAJORITY OF SCOTLAND’S COASTAL VESSELS UNTRACKED OPERATE WITHOUT AIS
21 APR 2025 Scotland is largely operating blind in the management of its marine resources according to new research published this week as part of a project designed to create a better understanding of the exposure of whales, dolphins, and seals to coastal shipping. It emerged the researchers report that …
Read More »FOUR CREWMEMBERS INJURED IN FIRE AS BULKER DEPARTS MOZAMBIQUE
20 APR 2025 The maritime authorities in Mozambique report that four crewmembers required treatment at a local clinic after a fire broke out on their vessel as they were departing a northern port on the Indian Ocean. The crewmembers, whose nationality was not specified, are reported to be out of …
Read More »INDIAN CREW STRANDED WITHOUT PAY CALLS RENEWED ATTENTION TO ABANDONMENT
19 APR 2025 The crew aboard an offshore support vessel has taken to social media with the aid of the International Transport Workers’ Federation to highlight their plight. It comes after the union groups called 2024 the “worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.” The ITF posted on its social …
Read More »FIRST “SUSPICIOUS APPROACH” OF 2025 REPORTED IN GULF OF ADEN
18 APR 2025 Authorities are investigating an incident that took place late on April 15 between an unidentified bulker and “multiple small craft” in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel reportedly was able to evade the small boats, but there are reports of shots fired before the small crafts left …
Read More »HOW REAL-TIME EMISSIONS MONITORING PREPARES SHIPOWNERS FOR EU ETS DEADLINE
17 APR 2025 The expansion of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to include the maritime industry has introduced significant financial and operational hurdles for all ship owners who are voyaging to or through EU ports. Ship owners must now purchase European Union Allowances regardless of the ship’s nationality. …
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