25 FEB 2025 The Panama Canal Authority is pushing forward with a key project to expand its water resources for canal operations while also emphasizing the vital trade role of its operations. The authority is taking the necessary steps to prepare for the future ignoring the threats from Donald Trump. …
Read More »EU SAYS OWNERS “SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERMINING” RECYCLING REGS BY FLAG SWITCHES
24 FEB 2025 A decade after the European Union first adopted its ship recycling regulation to address concerns over environmental issues, it issued a new evaluation of the regulations highlighting shortcomings. Overall, it concludes the regulation is effective, but finds shipowners continue to “flag hop” incentivized by additional revenue from …
Read More »EU WARNS OF ACTIVE AND EVOLVING THREAT AS PIRATES ABANDON SEIZED DHOW
23 FEB 2024 The Yemeni fishing vessel that was seized by pirates a week ago has now been abandoned after the crew was robbed. The EUNAVFOR operation Atalanta that monitors security in the region however is warning after two events in recent weeks that “similar organized piracy incidents might take …
Read More »SEATRADE QATAR, SHIPPING STAKEHOLDERS DEBATE IMO 2050 TARGET
22 FEB 2025 The global maritime industry is creating an avenue for effective transition of the industry into a more sustainably driven maritime environment. With the just concluded Seatrade Maritime Qatar Conference, maritime leaders considered factors and strategic measures that can be adopted to achieve the 2050 IMO target. The …
Read More »AUTHORITIES EXPLORE IF TANKERS IN THE RUSSIAN OIL TRADE ARE BEING TARGETED
21 FEB 2025 Italian authorities are confirming that they have widened the investigation into damage to a Greek-owned tanker offloading last week in a northern Italian port. According to multiple media reports, the investigation is looking at terrorism as details also emerged on two other incidents with tankers in recent …
Read More »EARTH’S INNER CORE IS MYSTERIOUSLY CHANGING SHAPE, STUDY REVEALS
20 FEB 2025 The internal, infernal machinations of our planet may be way more complex than we suspected. A new, detailed probe of Earth’s heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn’t just change in rotation speed – it also appears to change in shape, with subtle variations appearing in …
Read More »RISK OF SPACE JUNK HITTING PLANES IS RISING IN THE ERA OF SPACEX
19 FEB 2025 We’ve yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost certainly be catastrophic – and according to a new study, the danger posed to planes is only rising. The researchers behind the study, from the University …
Read More »BACOPA IS TRENDING AS A WONDER HERB FOR MEMORY. DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
18 FEB 2025 As I’ve grown older and experienced the vagaries of my ageing memory, I’ve often reflected on the possibility of a miracle cure that would rejuvenate it. As if in answer to my wishful thinking, not one but several reports recently appeared simultaneously in the scientific news, highlighting …
Read More »GAO REPORT: COAST GUARD FACES CRITICAL CYBERSECURITY GAPS IN $5.4 TRILLION MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
17 FEB 2025 The U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS), handling over $5.4 trillion in annual goods and services, faces significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid increasing threats from foreign actors and criminal organizations. A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals substantial gaps in the Coast Guard’s ability to protect critical maritime …
Read More »A VAST SWATHE OF THE ARCTIC HAS TURNED INTO A CARBON EMITTER
16 FEB 2025 Large swathes of one of Earth’s largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO2. More than a third of the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) – including the tundra, forests, and wetlands around the Arctic Circle – is pushing out carbon rather than sucking it up, according …
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