20 SEPT 2023 An intercepted ship-to-ship transfer raises a series of interlinked questions about sanctions, pollution and the reach of international law. The two giant freighters floated “dark” in the open ocean not far from Indonesia. Their positioning transponders switched off, neither tanker displayed a national flag – but …
Read More »HOW DOES YOUR BODY TURN FOOD INTO FUEL? SCIENTISTS TRACKED INDIVIDUAL ATOMS TO FIND OUT
19 SEPT 2023 Inside our bodies at every moment, our cells are orchestrating a complex dance of atoms and molecules that uses energy to create, distribute and deploy the substances on which our lives depend. And it’s not just in our bodies: all animals carry out this dance of metabolism, and it …
Read More »WHAT ARE LASERS AND HOW DO THEY ACTUALLY WORK?
18 SEPT 2023 Lasers are devices that concentrate beams of light by forcing their waveforms and frequencies to align. First developed in the 1960s to amplify microwaves, modern lasers technology can ramp up light rays in just about any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, with the exception of gamma waves. The word stands …
Read More »WORLD’S LARGEST LNG CARRIER DESIGN EARNS SECOND CLASS APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE
17 SEPT 2023 CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has received a second approval in principle for its design for the world’s largest LNG carrier with a carrying capacity of 271,000 cubic meters. The second AiP was awarded by Bureau Veritas during the Gastech 2023 conference in Singapore, where the first AiP from DNV was …
Read More »HOW DOES THE PENTAGON’S MASSIVE GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WORK?
16 SEPT 2023 Contrary to popular belief, Maersk is not the world’s largest shipping company, nor is Delta the world’s largest airline. However, both companies have substantial contracts with an organization that is a major player: the Pentagon. Many in the shipping industry may not fully grasp the vast scale …
Read More »FIRST OFFICER OF VESSEL BEING OVERTAKEN IS BLAMED FOR COLLISION
13 SEPT 2023 The Maritime Disciplinary Court of the Netherlands released its ruling on a September 2022 collision off the coast in which a reefer overtaking a smaller, slower bulker hit the vessel. In a surprising move, the Dutch inspector however finds that the smaller vessel being overtaken was primarily …
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