09 DEC 2020 The Japanese flagged container ship ONE Apus, which suffered a massive container loss at sea, arrived in the Port of Kobe, Japan, December 8. The ship’s owners, Chidori Ship Holding, and its managers, NYK Shipmanagement, confirmed that the ship is now safely berthed after losing 1,816 containers overboard …
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08 DEC 2020 England’s National Health Service (NHS) has released the details of its official rollout of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, which will begin early this week. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “This coming week will be a historic moment as we begin vaccination against COVID-19. “We are prioritizing the …
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02 DEC 2020 The United Nations General Assembly has called on UN Member States to designate seafarers and other maritime personnel as key workers and implement measures to allow seafarers stranded by the COVID-19 pandemic to be repatriated. In a resolution adopted yesterday during the 75th session of the United Nations General …
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06 DEC 2020 Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (02ND DEC,2020), jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history with a shot tested in wide-scale clinical trials. Prime Minister Boris Johnson touted the greenlight from the …
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10 DEC 2020 If you’re a primate or a koala (hello, koala readers!), you have something different compared to other animals: fingerprints. Now, a new study explains how our fingerprints help us keep a grip on the surfaces that we come into contact with – and it’s all to do …
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09 DEC 2020 Friday (04 DEC): ONE Apus Returning to Japan after Record Containers Loss Update: MV ONE Apus is now proceeding to the port of Kobe, Japan with an estimated arrival of December 8th. According to an update this morning, it is now estimated that number of lost or damaged containers …
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08 DEC 2020 It’s no secret that African waters are among the most perilous in the world when it comes to piracy. Tom Hanks’ “Captain Phillips” brought attention to Somalian piracy, but the immediate concern for ship owners is on the opposite side of the continent: West Africa. West Africa’s Gulf of …
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07 DEC 2020 Plastic waste floating in the world’s ocean has been ranked as one of the largest ecological problems as a menace to marine life as well as a danger to shipping. With the problem of ocean plastics expected to grow substantially in the coming years, the UK Chamber …
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06 DEC 2020 A Chinese space probe has lifted off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth, an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. Beijing is looking to catch up with the US and Russia after taking decades to match its …
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05 DEC 2020 A joint development project is launching focusing on seeking to collaborate on the commercial adoption of emission abatement technology. By incorporating ship-owners into the project, the goal is to accelerate the adoption of technologies including rotor sails. Leading the project will be LR (Lloyd’s Register) in collaboration …
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