Satellite Images Show Mauritius Ship Towed Towards Antarctica
An overhead satellite image taken on Wednesday 19 August at 7.39 am shows Wakashio wreck being towed out to sea in the direction of Antarctica.
Based on the satellite imagery, it is clear that...
Chemical Tanker Allegedly Hijacked But Situation Unclear
According an article published in the Maritime Bulletin, a chemical tanker AEGEAN II allegedly was boarded and hijacked by armed men in Somalia waters on Aug 19. The tanker was en route from UAE...
COVID19 Risks from Food Packaging
The world is worried about food-related pandemic cases.
As traces of the coronavirus were reportedly found on packaging in China recently, on consignments of frozen shrimp and frozen chicken wings from South America....
How Cities Favour Pandemic Carrying Animal Growth
According to a BBC News report written by BBC Environment Correspondent, Helen Briggs, Scientists have warned that turning wild spaces into farmland and cities has created more opportunities for animal diseases to cross into...
3-Week Atlantic Mission Shows Future of Robotic Maritime Operations
A UK boat has just provided an impressive demonstration of the future of robotic maritime operations.
According to a BBC News report,
the 12m Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Maxlimer has completed a 22-day-long mission to map...
How Autonomous Shipping Is Evolving for A Pandemic Hit World?
According to a Venture Beat article, the world of autonomous shipping is staring at a major revolution with the pandemic fast pacing development and greater fleet adoption.
Hastening the process of autonomous technology adoption
COVID-19 is...
[Watch]How N95 Masks Can Be Made Reusable in a Electric Cooker
In a major development, researchers out of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign show household electric cookers can be used to decontaminate N95 respirators for reuse, reports the Washington Post.
How did it happen?
The request for...
Researchers Find Interbreeding Between Humans and Neanderthals
A new analysis of the genomes of the most famous of ancient humans Neanderthals and Denisovans has revealed an as-yet-unidentified ancestor for our species.
It is a branch of our distant family tree...
The Curious Case of Mysterious Seed Parcels
States warn residents about the unsolicited seed packages delivery that have spread around the world.
The USDA collects the packages to test seeds inside for anything of concern.
Preliminary findings note no indication...
AI Based Screening Software Deployed To Root Out Misdeclared Cargoes
AI based screening deployed to root out misdeclared cargoes, the source of boxship fire accidents.
ZIMGuard system scans shippers’ cargo declarations at early stages and flags potential cases of misdeclared cargo.
The system...