10 MAR 2019 ScanReach has solved a problem no one else can, creating a technology with the potential to usher in a new age of maritime safety, connectivity and smart shipping. All will be revealed at Nor-Shipping 2019 – here’s a sneak peek. Tucked away in a quiet industrial area …
Read More »NEW ZEALAND DETAINS BULKER OVER UNPAID WAGES TO CREW
MV Daiwan Justice. 08 MAR 2019 Maritime authorities in New Zealand have detained the bulk carrier Daiwan Justice after learning that the crews’ wages had not been paid for almost four months. Responding to tip from the International Transport Workers’ Federation, the Panama-flagged vessel was detained by officers with the …
Read More »THE SMART WAY TO TRANSFORM SHIP SAFETY IS IN:RANGE
07 MAR 2019 ScanReach has solved a problem no one else can, creating a technology with the potential to usher in a new age of maritime safety, connectivity and smart shipping. All will be revealed at Nor-Shipping 2019 – here’s a sneak peek. Tucked away in a quiet industrial area …
Read More »DERMATOLOGIST BREAKS DOWN 7 COMMON ‘FACTS’ ABOUT OUR SKIN
08 MAR 2019 Skin is our largest organ and something we may take for granted when it’s healthy. As an academic dermatologist I frequently hear misleading “facts” that seem to be stubbornly enduring. Here are some of the most commonly shared myths that can be cleared up immediately, and some truths you …
Read More »THE BLUE ECONOMY – OCEAN OF OPPORTUNITY OR SEA OF TROUBLES?
07 MAR 2019 For centuries, we have thought of the ocean as unimaginably vast and unchangeable, as a sea of opportunity, spawning fishing fleets and shipping lines, building the wealth of maritime nations. The ocean fundamentally underpins the populations and food of many coastal and island states, and always has …
Read More »WORLD’S FIRST MEGA-CONTAINER VESSEL LNG RETROFIT CONTRACTED
07 MAR 2019 The 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ship Sajir will be the first mega-container vessel to be converted to dual-fuel operation. Contracts have been signed, and the conversion will be undertaken by MAN Energy Solutions. The project will entail the conversion of an existing, HFO-burning MAN B&W 9S90ME-C engine to a …
Read More »THIS ANIMAL’S ANUS ONLY EXISTS WHEN IT NEEDS TO POOP, AND WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS
07 MAR 2019 We should be grateful we have anuses. Some creatures don’t have one, so they have to poop out of their mouths. But as it turns out, there’s also an animal whose poop-chute appears only when it needs to defecate. If you hate having to describe a typical day …
Read More »NUCLEAR BOMB EXPLODES NEARBY, HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
06 MAR 2019 The first thing you’d see if a nuclear bomb exploded nearby is a flood of light so bright, you may think the Sun blew up. Wincing from temporary blindness, you’d scan the horizon and see an orange fireball. The gurgling flames would rise and darken into a purple-hued …
Read More »CHART IS MORE THAN A MAP
06 MAR 2019 A nautical chart represents hydrographic data, providing very detailed information on water depths, shoreline, tide predictions, obstructions to navigation such as rocks and shipwrecks and navigational aids. The term “map” on the other hand emphasizes landforms and encompasses various geographic and cartographic products. Some examples of maps …
Read More »LIMITED’ NUCLEAR WAR COULD WRECK EARTH’S CLIMATE AND TRIGGER GLOBAL FAMINE
05 MAR 2019 Deadly tensions between India and Pakistan are boiling over in Kashmir, a disputed territory at the northern border of each country. A regional conflict is worrisome enough, but climate scientists warn that if either country launches just a portion of its nuclear weapons, the situation might escalate into …
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