21 APR 2024 The owner of the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and knocked down the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six men, has declared “general average,” according to Darrell Wilson, a spokesperson for the ship’s owner, Grace Ocean Private Ltd[1]. The incident has cost Baltimore the loss of …
Read More »SURVEY: GENERAL CARGO SHIPS LAG FAR BEHIND ON MEASURES OF CREW WELLBEING
20 APR 2024 Seafarers who have spent enough time in international trade are familiar with a general pattern in vessel quality: newer, fancier ships are often more comfortable, better-kept and better for growing a career. Recently-released survey data from vessel inspection agency Idwal confirms this broad impression, plus one more …
Read More »SHIPPING TRADE GROUPS CALL ON UN TO PROTECT SEAFARERS
19 APR 2024 Sixteen commercial maritime industry associations joined together in a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres calling for action while saying the current situation where merchant ships and their crews are being targeted is “intolerable” and “unacceptable.” The groups thanked the Secretary-General and IMO …
Read More »MSC WORKS TO RELEASE CREW AND CARGO FROM SHIP SEIZED BY IRAN
18 APR 2024 Diplomatic and commercial efforts are underway to gain the freedom of the crew from the MSC Aries containership that Iran seized on Saturday, April 13 as it was nearing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has come under pressure from Portugal where the ship is registered as well …
Read More »IRAN ACCUSES MSC SHIP OF “VIOLATIONS” AS EFFORTS BEGIN TO FREE CREW
17 APR 2024 Two days after seizing the Portuguese-registered containership MSC Aries (158,000 dwt) Iranian officials accused the ship of unspecified violations of maritime law while also repeating their claims associating the ship with Israel. This came as international condemnation continued for the incident which is linked to Iran’s retaliation on …
Read More »PEOPLE WITH PERSISTENT FATIGUE COULD SOON DOUBLE. HERE’S WHY.
17 APR 2024 Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also often known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), already affects tens of millions of people worldwide. But according to new research, we could be facing twice as many cases in the near future. A study from a team in Germany, published in Internal Medicine, …
Read More »INJECTING SULFUR INTO THE ATMOSPHERE COULD POSE DANGEROUS RISKS
16 APRIL 2024 As nearly every climate indicator grows increasingly dire, calls for extreme technological fixes get louder. However, study after study finds that taking a gamble on forced geoengineering comes with its own dangerous risks. New research warns that if we inject sulfate particles into the atmosphere to attempt …
Read More »LIGHTNING REALLY DOES STRIKE TWICE, AND THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENS MOST
15 APR 2024 We’ve known for some time that the old adage about the repeat performance of lightning is not, in fact, true. The powerful bolts of electricity from the sky can, and frequently do, make contact with Earth in the same place more than once. It would be strange …
Read More »THIS IS THE FIRST TIME”: DRUG SHOWS SIGNS OF SLOWING PARKINSON’S DISEASE
14 APRIL 2024 A drug used to treat diabetes slowed the progression of motor issues associated with Parkinson’s disease, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Parkinson’s is a devastating nervous system disorder affecting 10 million people worldwide, with no current cure. Symptoms include rhythmic …
Read More »SCIENTISTS PREDICT PROSTATE CANCER CASES TO DOUBLE WITHIN 20 YEARS
12 APR 2024 The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the aging of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Thursday. “Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually …
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