03 MAR 2025 Finnish authorities confirmed in a statement on Sunday, March 2, that they have released the product tanker Eagle S that it has been detaining since a December 25 incident with damage to undersea transmission cables. They determined that the seizure could be canceled in part after the cable …
Read More »COULD A TATTOO RAISE YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER? TWIN STUDIES SUGGEST A LINK
02 MAR 2025 A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings. University of Southern Denmark biostatistician Signe Bedsted Clemmensen and colleagues used two different study designs to …
Read More »FERRY CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER CONVICTED IN DROWNING DEATH OF PASSENGER
01 MAR 2025 A jury in Piraeus, Greece found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic 2023 case where a late arriving passenger was pushed to his death as a ferry departed port. The court rejected claims of a spontaneous action while prosecutors argued …
Read More »CREWMEMBER REQUIRES MEDICAL EVACUATION AS SHIPS ARE ROBBED OFF SINGAPORE
28 FEB 2025 Authorities in Singapore responded to an “unauthorized boarding” of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait friday morning, February 28, and evacuated an injured crewmember. It was the latest in a spike of crimes along the Singapore Strait, but the first this year when a crewmember required medical attention. …
Read More »PANAMA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS HUTCHISON’S PORT CONTRACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
27 FEB 2025 Panama’s Attorney General weighed in during the ongoing debate over Chinese control of the Panama Canal telling the country’s Supreme Court he has determined the contract with China’s Hutchison Port Holdings is unconstitutional. He is asking the Supreme Court to confirm the unconstitutionality of the contract as …
Read More »IS SHIPPING READY TO EVOLVE WITH AI AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING?
26 FEB 2024 Decades after other industries embraced digital transformation, shipping still relies on email chains, phone calls, and gut feel. But AI and data-driven decision-making are starting to challenge the status quo, forcing companies to rethink how they operate. Some shipowners and operators see AI as a buzzword. Others …
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