Tech

21 JAN 2022  Over the weekend, a subsea volcano in two uninhabited islands of the Kingdom of Tonga, forced countries sharing the Pacific coastline to pay attention. The volcano named Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai has reportedly been having a modest eruption for several weeks. However, on Saturday, it erupted in a …

21 JAN 2022 It’s a common misconception that evolution has a sense of direction – a notion that biology nerds around the world are constantly trying to correct. But new research reveals there may be a semblance of truth to this misconception, at least more than we ever realized. While …

20 JAN 2022 Ocean temperatures the world over are building at a relentless rate as humans continue to alter the atmosphere around them. In 2021, according to a new summary of two international datasets, the wave of warmth in our oceans hit a new peak, eclipsing the influence of cooler …

19 JAN 2022  Responding to the release by Danish prosecutors of three Nigerians accused of acts of piracy against commercial shipping, Bimco released a statement on behalf of the shipping industry calling for countries in the Gulf of Guinea region to take responsibility and step-up prosecution efforts when pirates are …

18 JAN 2022  When the coronavirus crisis erupted in 2020, it became apparent that the medical emergency was accompanied by severe shortages, especially in some medical devices. The pattern was first observed for ventilators: demand spiked everywhere and the supply chain was disrupted. This was because production of the devices spanned …

17 JAN 2022  There was a brisk wind blowing off Canada’s Pacific coast as the small boat approached the beach on its perilous mission. Cold, salty sea-spray was blowing back, stinging the faces of the volunteers as they were trying to steady themselves along with their burlap bags and equipment, …

16 JAN 2022 The Palo Alto-based energy think tank EPRI has released a novel proposal to manufacture green fuels using electricity from a small nuclear power plant – at sea. EPRI’s researchers suggest that the shipbuilding industry’s know-how could be combined with next-generation reactor technology to build floating fuel stations at a …

15 JAN 2022  While there has been extensive attention on how increased shipping times, congestion at the ports, and backlogs along the supply chain were leading to short supplies that consumers were experiencing, the delays were also further adding to retailers’ total cost of goods. A new analysis from project44, …

14 JAN 2022  The latest numbers from the Neptune Declaration on Crew Change appear to show good news for seafarers: The number of mariners working on an extended contract has fallen to its lowest level since at least May 2021, a major improvement in a key metric for morale. Out of a sample …

15 JAN 2022  Orders for new LNG-fueled ships reached record highs in 2021 as shipowners look for near-term solutions to meet environmental regulations and improve the performance of their fleet. Orders were placed for all the major segments of shipping with penetration increasing in the major categories. At the same …