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 …
Read More »DEEPSEEK IS SENDING SHOCKWAVES AROUND THE WORLD. HERE’S WHY.
15 FEB 2025 Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with cutting-edge products from US companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Founded in 2023, DeepSeek has achieved its results with a fraction of …
Read More »RAISING THE BAR FOR MARITIME SAFETY: IMPLEMENTING SASH/CCTV SYSTEMS AT SEA
14 FEB 2025 The maritime industry is experiencing significant changes in safety and compliance standards due to the implementation of the Safer Seas Act (SSA) in December 2022. This legislation focuses on addressing incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH). It requires the installation of video and audio surveillance …
Read More »THE OCEAN SURFACE IS WARMING OVER 400% FASTER THAN IN THE 1980’S
13 FEB 2025 Sea surface temperature anomalies for 27 January 2025. The deeper the warm colors, the more anomalously high the sea temperature is. (NOAA) The unexpected jump in global temperatures since 2023 has helped fuel a relentless assault of associated disasters around the world, including the still-burning LA fires …
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