13 MAY 2025 It sets your heart racing, it puts butterflies in your stomach, and is a non-stop distraction for your mind – but that feeling we call love is something men fall into more quickly than women, according to new research. A team of researchers in Australia and New …
Read More »SOME PROFESSIONS HAVE MUCH LOWER RATES OF SUICIDE. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM?
12 MAY 2025 One reason teachers have a low suicide rate may be that they find meaning in their jobs. (StockPlanets/Getty Images) Where you work affects your risk of dying by suicide. For example, loggers, musicians and workers in the oil and gas industries have much higher rates of suicide …
Read More »LNG INDUSTRY WARNS U.S.-BUILT SHIP MANDATE COULD DERAIL ENERGY EXPORTS
11 MAY 2025 U.S. energy groups are asking President Donald Trump’s administration to exempt liquefied natural gas tankers from a new rule that will require producers to move an increasing percentage of their exports on U.S.-built vessels as part of a broader push to revive domestic shipbuilding. The U.S. is …
Read More »INDIAN REGISTRY CONTINUES GROWTH AS MOL TRANSFERS LPG CARRIER
10 MAY 2025 Shipping under the Indian flag is continuing to grow as international companies move ships to the registry. It comes as India seeks to become a powerhouse in international shipping, shipbuilding, and repairs. Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is continuing the trend by expanding its fleet under the Indian …
Read More »ARGENTINA ARRESTS SHIP’S COOK, SEIZES HALF TON OF COCAINE BOUND FOR EUROPE
09 MAY 2025 Argentine officials now believe they have dealt a knock-out blow against organized crime and drug smuggling in what is being reported to be the largest drug seizure in the history of Port San Lorenzo. The investigations are ongoing to unravel some of the mysteries of the case …
Read More »TRUMP ANNOUNCES DEAL TO STOP BOMBING HOUTHIS
09 MAY 2025 President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. After Trump made the announcement, Oman said it had mediated the ceasefire deal, marking a …
Read More »TRUMP HALTS U.S. BOMBING OF HOUTHIS, CITING CEASEFIRE PLEDGE THAT THE HOUTHIS DENY
09 MAY 2025 President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will cease military operations against Houthi forces in Yemen, claiming the Iran-aligned group agreed to a ceasefire against U.S. ships in vital Middle Eastern shipping lanes. However, senior Houthi leadership immediately contradicted some of Trump’s claims and vowed …
Read More »GIBRALTAR FINDS COCAINE ON BULKER USING NEW UNDERWATER DRONES
08 MAY 2025 Gibraltar is highlighting its success in stopping drug smuggling with its newly acquired underwater drones. HM Customs made a sizable drug bust from a bulker in the anchorage by deploying drones that were acquired in December 2024. The Chinese-owned bulker Great Zhou (39,744 dwt) arrived in Gibraltar …
Read More »EUROPEAN FIRMS FARE BETTER THAN FEARED THROUGH EARLY TRADE PAIN
07 MAY 2025 European firms are reporting earnings significantly ahead of expectations, allowing for some relief in the market, but tariffs and the uncertain path of economic growth continue to cloud the outlook. Companies on the MSCI Europe index are averaging earnings growth of 3.8% so far, outpacing pre-season estimates …
Read More »OPEC+ TO FURTHER SPEED UP OIL OUTPUT HIKES
06 MAY 2025 OPEC+ will accelerate oil output hikes and could bring back to the market as much as 2.2 million barrels per day by November, five OPEC+ sources said as the group’s leader Saudi Arabia seeks to punish some fellow members for producing above quotas. OPEC+ shocked oil markets in April by agreeing a bigger-than-expected output …
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