27 DEC 2021 Seven shipowners and senior officers connected to the ferry Abhijan-10 (Expedition-10) are on the run after a deadly fire broke out aboard the vessel on Friday night (24TH DEC EARLY MORNING), according to local media. One owner has already been arrested in connection with the disaster, and the other three are …
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NOV 2021 The Top 10 Ship Owning Nations & Regions include the vessel types covered by VesselsValue: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, LPG, Vehicle Carriers, RoRo, Cruise, OSV, OCV, MODU and CTV. China China has moved up from 2nd in January to 1st place this time, owning a …
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30 DEC 2021 In his new book, Outside the Box, Marc Levinson aptly defines our modern era as the “age of stuff.” We literally populate the four walls that we call home with furniture, electronics and garments shipped from distant lands. But historically, the industry that has been behind the 80 percent …
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29 DEC 2021 When it comes to exercise for heart health, you don’t want to peak too early in life. Recent research suggests that if you want to protect yourself against high blood pressure as you age, you need to play the long game and keep your exercise levels up …
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28 DEC 2021 As a strategic economic investment for China, Gwadar is in jeopardy. A couple of months back, 70-year-old housewife Masi Zainab asked a charismatic local political leader, Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman Baloch, to help mount a protest for the rights of the citizens of Gwadar, a port city in southwestern Pakistan. Within …
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27 DEC 2021 Nigerian authorities are seeking to highlight the decline of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea as they work to rehabilitate the reputation of the region and attract new investments. They are promoting the overall decline in activity while saying that they are working to expand the efforts …
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26 DEC 2021 An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen, resulting in $40 million worth of damages, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in a newly-released investigative report. NTSB determined that failure to properly disconnect and secure vehicle batteries …
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25 DEC 2021 Leading shipping groups representing shipowners, seafarers’ unions, and maritime employers have partnered up to establish their own international network of approved quarantine facilities to help ensure seafarers can safely join ships amid the spread of the Omicron variant. The move comes as the spread of the new …
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24 DEC 2021 Nearly 18 months after the Japanese-owned bulker went aground on Mauritius causing one of the worst environmental disasters, the captain and first officer of the Wakashio were found guilty on December 20 by a magistrate on the island. The two officers informed the court last week that they were …
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23 DEC 2021 Have you ever wondered why we single out brain surgeons and rocket scientists as the crème de la crème of the human intelligence pool? Given we use the phrases ‘It’s not rocket science’ and ‘It’s not brain surgery’ interchangeably, who would win out in a battle of …
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