Stricter Controls For Foreign-Owned Offshore Vessels
US Senator Bill Cassidy introduced the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act. The bill provides a level playing field between U.S. flagged vessels and foreign-flagged vessels working in offshore energy activities in U.S. waters, reports...
Choppy Sea Drifted Tanker Dangerously Close To Shore
Product tanker CHEM P in rough weather dragged anchor and drifted close to the northeast coast of Malta on Mar 19, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Impact of rough weather
Product tanker CHEM P in rough weather dragged...
What You Need To Know About Volatile Organic Compounds?
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have high vapour pressure and low solubility in water.
VOCs have diverse definitions and many countries have classified them accordingly to regulate air pollution and...
BWMS Chosen for Robotic Vessels
VARD has awarded Norwegian Greentech a contract for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for six marine robotic vessels to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, says an article published in Riviera Maritime...
China’s Zero-Covid Policy Showing Signs of Strain
Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say the zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, says an article published in The Guardian.
More virulent virus
The fresh lockdown has, so far,...
[Podcast] The Implications Of Unplugging Russia From The Global Economy
Amid the chaos, sanctions and global trade disruption, the long term implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are starting to become clearer and the implications for seaborne trade are inevitably complex. To help unravel...
AstraZeneca COVID Drug Neutralises Omicron Sub-Variants
AstraZeneca's antibody-based cocktail to prevent and treat COVID-19 retained neutralising activity against Omicron coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant, in an independent lab study, reports USNews.
AstraZeneca's Evusheld treatment
This is the first...
Five Years To Wean Itself Off Russian Energy, Says EU
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has admitted it will take the EU five years to wean itself off Russian oil and gas as the Kremlin continues to ravage war...
What’s New In The IMO Processes For PSC?
With IMO Resolution A. 1155(32), which was issued on December 15, 2021, the IMO released new guiding Procedures for PSC as reported by Safety4Sea.
Revised resolution
SQE MARINE explains what’s new in the revised resolution, which...
[Watch] Ongoing Chemical Tanker Salvage Operation
Large chemcial tanker adrift just off Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and is being assisted by tug boats and the Transport Minister says risk of pollution is low, reports Maltatoday.
What happened?
The anchor of a large chemical tanker...