07 AUG 2022 Most people over the age of 40 regularly see an optometrist. But while most see their optometrist for an eye exam, many don’t realize just how much our eyes can tell someone about our health. In fact, your eyes may actually be one of the first parts …
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06 AUG 2022 Captain Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood, the Master of the Exxon Valdez when it grounded in Alaska in 1989, has passed away, He was 75. The Exxon Valdez was carrying more than 1.2 million barrels of oil when it grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, near Valdez, …
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04 AUG 2022 China’s Hudong Zhonghua shipyard has floated out what it is calling the world’s largest containership based on TEU capacity. The vessel, which is being built for MSC, increases capacity versus a similar vessel built for Evergreen and delivered weeks ago as the world’s largest containership. The newest …
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05 AUG 2022 If ship managers had access to a crystal ball, they would be able to forecast every accident and take steps to avoid every casualty. That may not be possible, at least not yet, but safety analytics company HiLo has the next best thing. By examining thousands of incident reports …
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04 AUG 2022 The United Kingdom’s Upper House of Parliament, the House of Lords, has been driving policy change through greater awareness and accountability of the scale and scope of abuses at sea requiring intervention, as well as associated legal and policy development at state level. The historic first debate …
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03 AUG 2022 Ammonia, methanol and hydrogen are being pursued as cleaner fuels to drive shipping’s decarbonisation. But barriers remain to their upscaling. Experts say the shipping industry will have to decarbonize rapidly to keep global average temperature increases below the critical threshold of 1.5C, and find alternative green fuels …
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