24 FEB 2024 Shipments of diesel from India into Europe are at the lowest since 2022 so far this month as Houthi attacks on merchant shipping continue to disrupt international trade, driving more cargoes to Asia. Flows to the European Union and UK plunged as higher freight costs stoked by the ongoing …
Read More »COMMON FOOD PRESERVATIVE MAY NOT BE AS HARMLESS AS WE THOUGHT
23 FEB 2024 A common preservative used in food products from beer to sausages to cheese has the potential to interact with the human gut microbiome in unexpected and perhaps damaging ways, according to a new study. These latest findings, from researchers at the University of Chicago and the University …
Read More »IRAN RELEASED FILIPINO SEAFARER FROM SEIZED OIL TANKER ST. NIKOLAS
22 FEB 2024 The Philippines’ Undersecretary in the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that one of the eighteen Filipino seafarers aboard the seized oil tanker St. Nikolas was released earlier in the month. He did not provide further details while also calling on the agency to replace the other …
Read More »CANADA SAYS CHINA HAS ROLE TO PLAY IN KEEPING RED SEA SAFE
22 FEB 2024 Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Sunday said China should play a role in keeping the Red Sea safe for commerce because Chinese ships are at risk there as well, and urged Beijing to stop helping Russia sidestep international sanctions. In an interview, Joly said she told China’s Foreign …
Read More »TANKER OPTIMIZED FOR WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION ACHIEVES STRONG FUEL SAVINGS
20 FEB 2024 A partnership between Finland’s naval architects Deltamarine and UK-based BAT Technologies looks to develop new standards in sustainable shipping. The companies held a presentation in London for their new concept, a wind-optimized design for an Aframax/LRII tanker that they report could establish a new benchmark in sustainable …
Read More »WORLD’S CORAL REEFS ARE 25 PERCENT BIGGER THAN WE THOUGHT
19 FEB 2024 The world’s coral reefs are close to 25% larger than we thought. By using satellite images, machine learning and on-ground knowledge from a global network of people living and working on coral reefs, we found an extra 64,000 square kilometers of coral reefs – an area the size of Ireland. …
Read More »KOREAN COAST GUARD RESCUES 11 FROM SINKING CARGO SHIP
17 FEB 2024 South Korea’s Coast Guard is reporting the rescue of 11 sailors from a small cargo ship that was caught in a strong storm south of the Korean peninsular. According to the report, the crew was safely aboard a Coast Guard rescue vessel less than two hours after …
Read More »SWEDEN CLOSES CASE OF MV ESTONIA SINKING
16 FEB 2024 Prosecutors in Sweden have decided not to reopen a new investigation into the fate of the ferry Estonia, which went down in the Baltic with massive loss of life in 1994. The ferry’s loss has been the subject of controversy for 30 years, and researchers and family members …
Read More »MAERSK BOXSHIP CAPTAIN DELIVERS WEATHER SEMINAR WHILE UNDER WAY
13 FEB 2024 On February 1, MITAGS instructor and professional mariner Captain Rich Madden delivered a live seminar for U.S. National Weather Service forecasters from the container ship Maersk Columbus, which was transiting off the coast of West Africa. It may be among the first educational seminars delivered remotely from a merchant ship …
Read More »EARTHQUAKE OR SECRET NUCLEAR BLAST? A NEW TOOL EXPOSES THE TRUTH WITH 99% ACCURACY
12 FEB 2024 Since the first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been conducted by eight countries: the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea. Groups such as the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization are constantly on …
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