Tech

12 DEAC 2021  Deep sea hydrothermal vents harbor some of the most extraordinary species on our planet. Lying at two to three kilometers below the surface, these extreme, insular ecosystems are powered, not by the sunlight-driven photosynthesis that we’re used to, but by energy from superheated mineral-rich seawater jetting from …

10 DEC 2021 The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization, its highest governing body, has elected new Member States to the IMO Council for the 2022-2023 term. The IMO Council serves as the “executive organ” responsible for supervising the work of the international shipping regulator and performs almost all functions …

09 DEC 2021 The International Maritime Organization’s highest governing body, the IMO Assembly, has adopted new amendments to expand the size of IMO Council, which is the executive organ responsible for supervising the work of the IMO. The IMO Assembly is currently meeting for its 32nd session. In addition to …

07 DEC 2021  Shell’s Prelude LNG, the largest floating plant for natural gas liquefaction in the world, has been partially evacuated due to the impact of an electrical fire. At about 2300 hours local time on Thursday, a fire started in an electrical compartment aboard Prelude LNG, a massive $12-billion-plus …

06 DEC 2021  The MAIB has released its report into the collision of the fishing vessel Achieve with the freighter Talis in November 2020, which resulted in the sinking of Achieve. The agency found that neither vessel had kept an effective watch in fog, and that no one was in the Achieve’s wheelhouse at the time of the …

05 DEC 2021  The last few months have seen hundreds of container ships sitting idle outside key hub ports, unable to unload their goods as they look to catch up on a massive backlog. With multiple ports overwhelmed by cargo volume, demand for imported products through the roof, and shore side …

04 NOV 2021 If the world is strategic about which power plants we retire early and which ones we merely regulate, a new study predicts we could significantly cut our fossil fuel emissions while improving air quality in the short term. Combined with strict climate mitigation policies, these public health …

03 DEC 2021 An experimental chewing gum could reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy. You might already have noticed headlines calling the findings “fresh hope” in our fight against COVID-19. But how excited should we be? And would this gum work against omicron, the newest …

02 DEC 2021 The self-help industry is booming, fueled by research on positive psychology – the scientific study of what makes people flourish. At the same time, the rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm continue to soar worldwide. So are we doomed to be unhappy, despite these advances in psychology? According to an influential article published in Review of General …

01 DEC 2021  Will It Improve Efficiency or Jeopardize Ongoing Projects and Work Processes? It is not news to shipbuilders that there are benefits to be gained from modern design solutions and a data-driven approach to shipbuilding: accelerating the time to market, reducing costs, and shortening lead-times to name a …