12 JUN 2023 Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the successful delivery of their first-ever 24,000-TEU class “Megamax” vessel. The vessel, named ONE Innovation, was constructed at Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation and delivered on June 2. With a capacity of up to 24,136 TEU, …
Read More »WHAT IS ADENOMYOSIS, A LITTLE-KNOWN CONDITION THAT AFFECTS AS MANY AS 1 IN 5 WOMEN?
11 JUN 2023 BBC presenter Naga Munchetty recently revealed that she suffers from adenomyosis, a chronic condition that affects the uterus. She spoke of how her pain can leave her unable to move and how a recent flare-up was so intense her husband had to call an ambulance. Yet many people have never heard …
Read More »TOP SHIPPER OF RUSSIAN OIL SECURES INDIAN COVER AS WESTERN CERTIFIERS EXIT
10 JUN 2023 An Indian agency has stepped in to provide safety certification for most of Gatik Ship Management’s fleet, a major carrier of Russian oil to India, after Lloyd’s Register and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) withdrew classification for many of its vessels, records show. Mumbai-based Gatik, which has emerged this year …
Read More »BIGGEST STUDY YET SUGGESTS ELECTRIC STIMULATION BOOSTS BRAIN FUNCTION
09 JUN 2023 Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From improving attention in high-stakes environments, like air traffic management, to reviving memory in people with dementia, the ability to improve cognitive function can have far-reaching …
Read More »HOW CLEAN TECH CAN PUT SHIPPING ON COURSE FOR PARIS TARGETS
08 JUN 2023 There is growing consensus that shipping must rapidly decarbonize to keep global warming below the critical threshold of 1.5C, and that switching to green fuels is the best way to achieve this. Though zero-carbon fuels, such as methanol and ammonia, are on the horizon, they aren’t yet …
Read More »ALIEN HANDS AND WALKING CORPSES AMONG SOME OF THE WORLD’S RAREST MENTAL CONDITIONS
07 JUNE 2023 Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry. Fregoli syndrome …
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