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. …
Read More »PIRACY INCIDENTS SPIKE NEARLY 35% IN Q1 DRIVE BY SINGAPORE STRAIT
16 APRIL 2025 The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) issued its quarterly report on global piracy warning of a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents driven by a spike in attacks in the Singapore Straits. Southeast Asia, and specifically the regions around the Singapore Strait has become the …
Read More »THESE 7 COMMON DAILY HABITS COULD BE DAMAGING YOUR KIDNEYS
14 APR 2025 In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when the kidneys suddenly stop working properly but can recover – each year. The kidneys …
Read More »LIFESPAN IS SHAPED MORE BY YOUR CHOICES THAN YOUR GENES, STUDY FINDS
09 APR 2025 One of the most enduring questions humans have is how long we’re going to live. With this comes the question of how much of our lifespan is shaped by our environment and choices, and how much is predetermined by our genes. A study recently published in the …
Read More »SEAFARERS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SHORE LEAVE AND REST
08 APR 2025 The erosion of shore leave and disregard for meaningful rest have dangerous effects As the International Labour Organization (ILO) meets to consider changes to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), leading maritime charity Stella Maris UK is calling for urgent protections to stop seafarers being forced to choose …
Read More »SIX MORE SHIPS ROBBED IN SINGAPORE STRAIT IN 48 HOURS
02 APRIL 2025 ReCAAP, the regional monitoring operation for Asia, issued a new alert to ships in the area of the Singapore and Malacca Strait warning of the continuing surge in sea robbery incidents and while cautioning of the possibility of further incidents. They received reports of six incidents between …
Read More »THE EMISSIONS REDUCTION CIRCUS CONTINUES
1 APR 2025 The global maritime industry is racing to cut emissions with solutions ranging from cutting-edge tech to, well… sails. Yes, we’ve come full circle. The same technology that powered pirates is now hailed as the future of sustainable shipping. What a time to be alive! While we await …
Read More »SCIENTISTS REVEAL WHAT ANTARCTICA WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH NO ICE
30 MAR 2025 The new map reveals the Antarctic landscape under the ice. (British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It’s hard to believe now, but tucked away, hidden underneath a layer of ice kilometers thick, that ancient landscape still lies buried, …
Read More »EXPERT REVEALS 8 ‘ESSENTIAL’ WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF STROKE
29 MAR 2025 As a nurse working in a neurocritical care, I witnessed the sudden and devastating effects of stroke on survivors and their carers. Following my nursing career, I became a researcher specializing in stroke. Knowledge of stroke risk factors in the general public is poor, so stroke prevention …
Read More »PIRATES ABANDON YEMENI FISHING BOAT AFTER FOUR DAYS
24 MAR 2025 The EU’s operation monitoring security in the Horn of Africa region reports the pirates have abandoned the fishing vessel Al-Hidaya that they hijacked last weekend. EUNAVFOR Atalanta notes it is the third piracy-related case involving a Yemeni fishing vessel and is in addition to a Chinese fishing …
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