08 DEC 2025 A bulker southbound in the Red Sea reported to authorities that it had been approached and exchanged gunshots with the unknown boats. The ship is safe and continuing on its way while analysts speculate over the events. The Barbados-flagged vessel Bobik (31,896 dwt) reported the incident to …
Read More »RUSSIA REPORTS DRONE ATTACK ON TANKER BUT UKRAINE DENIES INVOLVEMENT
08 DEC 2025 A small Russia-flagged product tanker was attacked early on Tuesday, December 2 sailing near the Turkish coast, with photos released showing minor damage. Ukraine was quick to say it was not involved and said the situation did not make sense, suggesting Russia might have staged the attack …
Read More »PHILIPPINES REPORTS OMAN ARRANGED FOR RELEASE OF CREW HELD BY HOUTHIS
08 DEC 2025 After four months of captivity, the crew of the bulker Eternity C is expected to be released by the Houthis. The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs reports it has been advised of the release by the government of Oman, although no timing or details were provided. The …
Read More »SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND EVERGREEN ADVANCE REMOTE SHIP MONITORING
08 DEC 2025 Continuing to look to the future with remote ship management, shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and Evergreen have opened the first remote monitoring center jointly developed by a shipyard and shipowner. It is the next step in a continuing project between the two companies that anticipates the era …
Read More »DECADE AFTER RANA PLAZA, SAFETY FLAWS PERSIST
08 DEC 2025 Many Clothing Brands Missing from Accord in Bangladesh, Pakistan (New York, April 17, 2023) – Many clothing brands, mostly from the US, have not joined the Accord on Health and Safety in Bangladesh and Pakistan a decade after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 garment workers …
Read More »BELGIUM’S ‘LITTLE EINSTEIN’ EARNS PHD IN QUANTUM PHYSICS AT AGE 15
07 DEC 2025 A fifteen-year-old dubbed “Belgium’s little Einstein” has completed his PhD in quantum physics in what could be record time. According to reporting from the Flemish television network VTM, Laurent Simons defended his thesis this week at the University of Antwerp. Laurent may very well be the youngest …
Read More »AFTER 60 YEARS, DIABETES DRUG FOUND TO UNEXPECTEDLY AFFECT THE BRAIN
06 DEC 2025 Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven’t been exactly sure how it works. A recent study suggests it works directly in the brain, which could lead to new types of treatment. Researchers …
Read More »BREAKTHROUGH DIABETES TREATMENT MAY DELIVER INSULIN THROUGH A SKIN CREAM
06 DEC 2025 A breakthrough in insulin delivery could one day spell an end to the invasive needles on which many people with diabetes rely. Using mice, minipigs, and lab-grown human skin samples, scientists have demonstrated a topical insulin treatment – an achievement long assumed impossible due to the large size of insulin molecules and their …
Read More »SATELLITE IMAGERY REVOLUTION RESHAPING MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND GLOBAL SHIPPING
05 DEC 2025 A quiet technological revolution is unfolding high above the world’s oceans, and it could reshape maritime operations, compliance, and security in ways the industry has never experienced. Enhanced Electro-Optical (EO) satellite imagery, long associated with military intelligence and environmental monitoring, has rapidly matured into a commercially accessible, …
Read More »WTO: GLOBAL TRADE MOMENTUM SLIPS AS FRONTLOADING SURGE FADES
04 DEC 2025 The world’s seaborne trade flows are showing signs of slowing after frontloading imports drove a strong first half of 2025, according to the World Trade Organization’s latest Goods Trade Barometer, which points to slower but still above-trend growth heading into the year’s final quarter. The WTO’s composite …
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