03 MAR 2023 Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept is everywhere and spreading: in the media, in government institutions and transnational organizations, in schools, in workplaces, and in the marketplace. To be clear, it’s not just …
Read More »UKRAINIAN SEAFARERS BACK IN LABOR FORCE
02 mar 2023 Ukrainian seafarers have largely returned to international shipping thereby restoring balance in crew availability, reports Danica Crewing Specialists on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine which impacted crewing rotations and seafarer welfare on a huge scale. Demonstrating their resilience in the face of horrendous adversity, Ukrainian …
Read More »DUTCH FEEDER SHIP ABANDONED AND DRIFTING AFTER FIRE IN GULF OF RIGA
23 FEB 2023 A Dutch-flagged feeder ship has been abandoned and is reportedly drifting in the Gulf of Riga after a fire broke out in the vessel’s engine room overnight. The Latvian navy and coast guard responded and coordinated the rescue of the crew from the vessel. Latvian authorities are …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY CALLS ON UN TO HELP SEAFARERS STILL TRAPPED IN UKRAINE
01 MAR 2023 One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 331 seafarers and 62 ships remain trapped in Ukrainian ports. The international shipping industry has launched a joint call to the U.N. Secretary General to prioritize the immediate release of seafarers and ships that remain trapped in Ukrainian ports. An …
Read More »TRAFFIC LIGHTS COULD HAVE A 4TH COLOR IN THE FUTURE. HERE’S WHY.
28 FEB 2023 In a hypothetical future where autonomous cars trundle up and down our busy roads, traffic lights might have a fourth color installed, one added for the benefit of those self-driving vehicles. Researchers at North Carolina State University are proposing an additional white traffic light that would signal …
Read More »BRAIN IMPLANTS LIKE NEURALINK COULD CHANGE YOUR PERSONALITY IN SURPRISING WAYS
27 FEB 2023 Elon Musk wants to put a computer chip in your brain. Well, maybe not in your brain, but in the brain of some human somewhere. Musk’s neurotech startup, Neuralink, has been working toward implanting its skull-embedded brain chip in a human since it was founded in 2016. After …
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