Gilead’s Remdesivir Fails To Show Benefit
Two drugs that looked like promising treatments for COVID-19 in preliminary studies - remdesivir for hospitalized patients and camostat for patients who are not seriously ill - failed to show a benefit in those...
China To Dominate Critical Fields Warns Schmidt
Eric Schmidt has taken on big challenges before, fighting Microsoft when he led Novell and taking on Brussels when he was CEO at Google. Today, the billionaire is focusing his energy on rousing the...
Crude Price Rises As An Outcome Of Additional Russian Sanctions
ICE Brent rises $1.11/b to $108.64/b
India to continue buying Russian oil
After declining during the week ended April 1, oil prices are gaining again as markets wait on the outcome of the EU...
Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2 Accounts For Three-Fourth Of COVID Variants In U.S.
The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for 72.2% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of April 2, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on...
Could “Robot Ships” Be the Future Of Ship Hull Maintenance?
A Marine Insight article discusses the prospect of robots in ship hull maintenance.
Vessel maintenance is crucial
The maintenance of ocean-going vessels is of prime importance. Cleaning a ship’s hull represents both a logistical challenge and...
Gard Releases New Rules To Protect Endangered Right Whales
Masters and crews operating along the US/Canadian East Coast must maintain a good lookout for right whales and follow the speed restrictions in force at any given time, reads a Gard release.
Protecting the North...
UK Commissions Review Into Latest Science on Fracking
'Right' that all production methods be kept on the table: BEIS
Report on shale gas developments expected by end-June
Moratorium on fracking in place since November 2019
The UK government has commissioned a review...
Wärtsilä & Partners Speed Up Ammonia Engine Development
A consortium of shipping stakeholders have announced that they are aiming to develop demonstrators for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines running on ammonia fuel, reads a Wärtsilä new release.
Ammonia 2-4 project
In a statement...
MOL’s New Policy For Transporting EVs
A recent news article published in the i.stuff.co.nz states that Shipping giant MOL confirms it has stopped carrying used EVs over safety concern.
Suspension of transporting used electric vehicles
One of the world’s largest car-shipping companies,...
Asia crude oil: Key market indicators for April 4-8
Crude oil prices are expected to be rangebound in the April 4-8 trading week as ongoing supply concerns arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine are countered by concerns over the impact on demand of...