15 SEPT 2022 There are all kinds of pollutants in the air around us. Outdoors, these can be washed away through the falling rain, and the oxidation that happens after ultraviolet light from the Sun interacts with ozone and water vapor. So, what happens indoors? As a new study shows, there’s also …
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14 SEPT 2022 Just one breath of a vaccine mist can provide strong immune protection against COVID-19, vaccine maker CanSino said in a news release Sunday (Sept. 4). Regulators in China approved a COVID-19 vaccine mist for use as a booster dose, making it the first alternative to injectable vaccines used during the pandemic. …
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13 SEPT 2022 The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued three safety recommendations Thursday following an investigation into last year’s engine room fire aboard the Great Lakes bulk carrier Roger Blough during winter layup. The Roger Blough was docked at the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding facility on Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin when a fire started …
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08 SEPT 2022 Liz Truss who became the UK’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday made promises during the hard-fought campaign that would have a significant impact on ports and the shipping community. Truss takes over a country facing industrial unrest and a sweeping energy crisis affecting households’ power bills. Most …
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06 SEPT 2022 The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has been sentenced to a year plus one day in prison for deliberately discharging oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters and obstructing justice. Chief Engineer Kirill Kompaniets, a Russian national, previously pleaded guilty in May to two felony counts …
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04 SEPT 2022 While many had hoped this would be the session to do it, after two weeks of talks at the UN headquarters in New York, member states have failed to conclude a legally binding agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity on the high seas. Now, governments will have to …
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