14 DEC 2023 The US and two of its closest parters are set to test a new way to track Chinese submarines using artificial intelligence. Crews flying Pacific missions on the US Navy’s top maritime surveillance and attack aircraft will be using AI algorithms to rapidly process sonar data gathered by underwater …
Read More »NTSB: DRAGGED ANCHOR CAUSED SAN PEDRO BAY OIL SPILL
13 DEC 2023 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for new VTS safety measures after the anchor-drag incident that caused an oil spill off the coast of California in October 2021. The spill released around 588 barrels of crude oil into San Pedro Bay and caused about $160 …
Read More »CLEAN SHIPPING FUELS NEED SOLAR-INDUSTRY STYLE SUPPORT, WHY
12 DEC 2023 Shipping receives nowhere near the media coverage given to aviation, yet the sector also accounts for around three percent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Its footprint must be tackled rapidly if international climate targets are to be met. Solutions to decarbonize shipping exist, most notably in the form of …
Read More »SITTING DOWN IS SO BAD FOR YOU, EVEN SLEEPING IS BETTER
11 DEC 2023 We’ve got some unfortunate news for you. Are you sitting down? Perhaps you shouldn’t be ! A new cross-sectional meta-study by an international team of researchers has ranked the movements and positioning we commonly engage in each and every day in order of benefit to your heart. …
Read More »WAR RISK INSURANCE RATES EDGE UP AMID RED SEA SHIP ATTACKS
10 DEC 2023 War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the area on Sunday and fears grow over worsening perils for commercial shipping, maritime and insurance sources said on Monday. The incidents are the latest in a series of attacks in Middle …
Read More »SUEZ CANAL NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC RESUMES AFTER ONE CONTAINERSHIP HITS BRIDGE
08 DEC 2023 The Suez Canal Authority is reporting that it was able to recover after an Ocean Network Express (ONE) containership hit a bridge disrupting today’s northbound convoy. At least six vessels had been caught despite the accident happening in a section of two-way traffic and the authority’s efforts …
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