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03 MAY 2024 While dementia is much more common in older adults, hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) each year – and an extensive study sheds some considerable light on why. Most previous research in this area has looked at genetics passed down through generations, …

02 MAY 2024 Fifth-generation or ‘5G’ connectivity for cellular technology has only been the standard for networks for around five years, but with 6G already on the horizon, developers are looking for ways to take full advantage of the next generation’s expansive bandwidth. A technology demo carried out in Japan …

01 MAY 2024  Four months into the Red Sea diversions, liner shipping seems to have absorbed the disruptions with the major container carriers showing the first upward movement in five months for schedule reliability. Analytics company Sea-Intelligence in its later report on container carrier schedules reports the first monthly improvement …

30 APR 2024  Iranian officials are promising to arrange the release of the crew from the seized MSC Aries on humanitarian grounds as they look to improve relations with Portugal, where the ship is flagged. News of progress came in a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry after a call …

29 APR 2024  One might argue that all data relevant to the crew is available for display on the bridge. This would be true for most operational tasks. However, as more and more cargo carrying boxes become Smart-Enabled, a new frontier in cargo visibility is bypassing maritime. The team behind …

28 APR 2024 A shadow-fleet oil tanker that crashed in Denmark’s vital straits produced a set of insurance documents that weren’t valid, a stark example of how there’s little clarity about who would pay the bill if such a ship had a major disaster. The Andromeda Star, an 820-foot vessel …

26 APR 2024  The maritime security effort to protect against piracy along the Horn of Africa issued an update warning calling for ships to maintain a heightened state of vigilance in light of the recent escalation in piracy threats. Data from the EU NAVFOR Atalanta shows two suspicious approaches coming …

25 APR 2024  Ukraine continues to highlight steps for the restoration of shipping operations with reports that the first dedicated containership arrived in the Black Sea after an absence since the invasion in February 2022.  Earlier in April, the first container service was restored using a feeder vessel in the …

24 APR 2025 A range of new technologies are emerging to help the maritime sector meet the challenges of decarbonization. Belzona, a designer and manufacturer of polymer repair composites and industrial protective coatings, recently participated in the effort to complete the United States’ first all-electric tugboat, the eWolf. The company …

22 APR 2024 The latest edition of the DNV Leading Maritime Cities report is out, and it has some surprises – and some consistency. The ranking rates maritime cities on five elements: shipping centers, finance and law, technology, ports and logistics, and attractiveness and competitiveness. The categories are evaluated through …