22 JAN 2025 The shipping industry is taking proactive steps to implement improved safety measures for transporting charcoal, ahead of mandatory IMO regulations in 2026. Experts have long warned that misdeclared, poorly handled, and poorly packed dangerous goods are one of the largest dangers for cargo fires and the industry …
Read More »TRUMP VOWS PANAMA CANAL ‘TAKEBACK’ IN BOLD INAUGURAL THREAT
21 JAN 2025 Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of “Manifest Destiny” in laying out plans for space exploration. Doubling down on his pre-inauguration threat to re-impose …
Read More »DRINKING MORE GREEN TEA EACH DAY CUTS RISK OF DEMENTIA BRAIN LESIONS
21 JAN 2024 A new study links drinking green tea with having fewer white matter lesions in the brains of Japanese seniors, potentially providing a level of protection against dementia. Researchers from institutions across Japan teamed up to analyse data on 8,766 volunteers over the age of 65, collected as …
Read More »2024 DECLARED HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD AS WORLD EXCEEDS 1.5°C Environment13 January 2025
20 JAN 2025 The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial levels. The official declaration was made on Friday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union’s Earth observation program. It comes as …
Read More »BATTERY-POWERED BULKERS TO USE WIND ROTORS OPTIMIZED FOR HARSH CONDITIONS
19 JAN 2025 Berge Rederi will incorporate two specially designed wind rotor sails from Norsepower into its innovative zero-emission bulk carriers now building in Nanjing, China. The company reports the vessels expected to launch starting late this year will be the world’s largest battery-powered bulk carriers and far surpass the …
Read More »FALSE FLAG SHADOW TANKER DETAINED IN VENEZUELA
18 JAN 2025 The Maritime Authority in Guyana is confirming media reports that a tanker being detained in Venezuela was flying a false flag and not legitimately linked to Guyana. The Venezuelan military authorities reportedly detained the vessel over the weekend for sailing in the country’s waters without permission. According …
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