7 MAY 2021 One hundred companies control 60 percent of the ocean economy. Can they work with policymakers, scientists and civil society to lead the sustainable way? Humanity has depended on the ocean for millennia. But the extent and diversity of today’s ocean use is unprecedented. Many ocean-based industries are …
Read More »OCEAN IS BECOMING MORE STABLE – AND THAT MAY NOT BE A GOOD THING
6 MAY 2021 If you’ve ever been seasick, “stable” may be the last word you associate with the ocean. But as global temperatures rise, the world’s oceans are technically becoming more stable. When scientists talk about ocean stability, they refer to how much the different layers of the sea mix …
Read More »FUTURE CARBON-FREE THERMAL ENERGY AND SHIP PROPULSION
5 MAY 2021 The maritime sector seeks to reduce carbon emissions using ammonia, methanol, hydrogen and battery power and even liquefied air as the basis for propulsion. While solar, wind, ocean current and wave power contribute to the production of several forms of carbon-free propulsion energy, advances in lower cost …
Read More »A “SMART” ASSISTANT ON BOARD
4 MAY 2021 The decision-making and logic that is already helping ports reduce collision risks will soon be used onboard to help ship operators plot safe paths through busy waters. Humankind’s giant leap to the moon is usually summarized as one man’s foot on the lunar surface. When, in fact, …
Read More »COVID – 2 SIMPLE CHARTS SHOW WHEN YOU DON’T NEED TO WEAR A MASK UNDER NEW CDC GUIDELINES
29 APRIL 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants people to know there are clear, personal benefits to getting vaccinated. On Tuesday, the agency released new guidelines for when fully vaccinated people – that is, those who’ve allowed their shot(s) two full weeks to take effect – can take off …
Read More »SAUDI FORCES THWART BOMB BOAT ATTACK AT PORT OF YANBU
28 APRIL 2021 On Tuesday (27TH APRIL), Saudi forces reported that a bomb boat had been intercepted and destroyed near the port of Yanbu. Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, told The Gate that Saudi marine units had destroyed a “remotely piloted and booby-trapped …
Read More »CREWMEMBER ATTACKED DURING ARMED ROBBERY IN SINGAPORE STRAIT
27 APRIL 2021 The ReCAAP piracy reporting center has issued a new warning about the risk of boardings and armed robberies in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait traffic separation scheme. On April 17, two ships were boarded and robbed within the span of four hours – and in one incident, …
Read More »ITF CONDUCTS WELFARE CHECK OF EVER GIVEN CREW MEMBERS
25 APRIL 2021 International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) representatives boarded the Ever Given in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake on Sunday for a welfare check of its crew. The health and welfare check comes as the ship remains at anchor in the Suez Canal under detention by canal authorities …
Read More »OUR SENSE OF TIME IS WARPED WHEN WE CATCH THE EYE OF ANOTHER PERSON
3 MAY 2021 Our language weighs heavily with idioms and clichés about the human gaze. Whether they’re windows to the soul, or we’re staring daggers, eye contact communicates more about our intentions than words ever could alone. Poetry aside, the mechanisms behind our response to the gaze of another human …
Read More »TWO CASES OF COVID-19 ‘VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH’ INFECTION CONFIRMED IN THE US
2 MAY 2021 Two cases of ‘vaccine breakthrough’ infections have been reported in a new study, confirming scientists’ concerns that some variants can evade the mRNA vaccines. However, the vaccinations were never expected to block 100 percent of infections, and these results in no way undermine the vaccination effort. In fact, they make …
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