10 FEB 2022 We know that the climate crisis is already having a profound effect on global weather systems, altering temperatures, rainfall, wind patterns, and more – and a new study predicts likely deluges over the mountainous parts of East Asia in the future. The pouring rain will be brought on by atmospheric …
Read More »AS CHARTER MARKET SOARS, BOXSHIP SCRAPPING HITS SIX-YEAR LOW
09 FEB 2022 Aging boxships that would ordinarily be decommissioned continue to remain in service as owners take advantage of a booming container charter market, according to Alphaliner. In its latest weekly report, Alphaliner says that last year saw a significant decline in the demolition market as container ship owners …
Read More »MOL SEEKS TO DEVELOP WAVE ENERGY FOR JAPAN THROUGH BOMBORA INVESTMENT
08 FEB 2022 Japan shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines moved to expand its partnership that is developing wave energy through an investment in Bombora Wave Power. MOL reports that it has been working with the company for 18 months and is making the investment in Bombora to support its technology …
Read More »‘SIXTH SENSE’ THAT IS KEY TO OUR WELLBEING, BUT ONLY IF WE LISTEN TO IT
07 FEB 2022 Most people are familiar with the five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception. This is the sense of our body’s internal state. It helps us feel and interpret internal signals that regulate vital functions …
Read More »CRYSTAL SYMPHONY DIVERTS TO THE BAHAMAS, AVOIDING ARREST WARRANT
06 FEB 2022 With judicial seizure awaiting upon her return to Miami, Crystal Symphony has diverted to The Bahamas instead, taking 300 paying passenger with her. After parent company Genting Hong Kong applied for bankruptcy last week, an unpaid bunker supplier has secured a federal court order for Symphony’s arrest. Instead of returning to …
Read More »CRYSTAL CRUISES SUSPENDS OPERATIONS DUE TO GENTING HK INSOLVENCY
05 FEB 2022 Luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises has become the latest casualty in the insolvency of its parent company Genting Hong Kong. Late today, the cruise line that had been acquired by Genting Hong Kong in 2016 sent out an email announcing that it would suspend the operations of …
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