ICS Announces Maritime Decarbonization Summit

The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has announced plans to mark its centenary and host a high-level summit to address the challenge of decarbonisation. Tangible path for decarbonisation Responding to a challenge thrown...

Erik Thun Orders Next-gen Dry Cargo Vessels

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has ordered two new dry cargo vessels from Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit in an effort to replace some of the existing ships with newbuilds, reports Tank News International. As...

Legal Petition Demands Biden Govt. To Stop Unlawful Oil Drilling

Three hundred and ten environmental justice, climate, conservation, public health, indigenous, faith-based and community organizations sent an “emergency petition” this week to Debra Haaland, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior. The groups...

MOL Signs A MoU With PETRONAS To Study The Liquefied CO2

On February 7, 2022, MOL President & CEO Hashimoto and PETRONAS Executive Vice President & CEO, Upstream Adif Zulkifli participated in the MoU online signing ceremony. MOL's role includes studying specifications of liquefied...

Amazon More Than Doubles Max Base Pay To $350k

An overall increase in total compensation intended to help recruit top talent and retain existing employees. Amazon shares are down 15% from their peak in July 2021. Amazon declined to provide an estimate...

This M-Series BWTS Receives USCG Certification

The France-based UV water treatment specialist received UV water treatment in December following the successful completion of tests under DNV supervision.  BIO-UV Group received IMO approval for the BIO-SEA M-Series in September 2021. ...

A Glimpse At The Global Economy!

To begin with, looking at the global growth rate and despite a predicted contraction of -3% in April 2020, much worse than the financial crisis of 2008, the global economy has experienced tremendous growth...

The Reason Behind Sudden Rise in Covid Death Toll

The numbers show that only approximately 12 per cent of Israelis over 60 are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. These numbers highlight once again the stark contrast between the vaccinated and unvaccinated as...

Marlink Signs With OneWeb To Bring High-Speed Connectivity

Global satcom market leader Marlink signs with OneWeb to deliver new high-speed connectivity services to business-critical remote operations globally. OneWeb will bring terrestrial-like connectivity services to all types of commercial users onshore and...

Why Do Covid Surges Seem To End As Soon As They Begin?

The omicron variant of Covid-19 was discovered less than three months ago, but it rocketed case numbers to record highs. Yet almost as rapidly as they rose, new infections plummeted in countries like the...