Rapid COVID-19 Tests To Curb Further Transmission
Quick tests show value for stopping COVID’s spread, says an article on Nature.Less effective than PCR test
Rapid coronavirus tests performed by hand-held test kits called antigen lateral-flow devices could bolster test-and-trace programs. But such...
Chip Shortage Hindering Pick-Up Trucks Sale
Chip shortage means people waiting in line for Ford pickups, says an article on Wral.Three-fold Problem
Capital Ford spokesman Mark Roberts said the problem is three-fold: a fire in Japan, a ship blocking the Suez...
Aramco Signs $12.4 Billion Pipeline Deal
Aramco signs a $12.4 billion pipeline deal with EIG-led consortium, says an article on Reuters.Both companies to benefit
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Friday entered into a $12.4 billion deal with a consortium of investors...
Major COVID Variant Found in Pets
The variants of SARS-CoV-2 that keep emerging aren’t just a human problem.
B.1.1.7, a recent variant of the pandemic coronavirus that transmits more readily between people and also appears more lethal in them was found...
FSRU Höegh Giant Arrives At H-Energy Terminal
India’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra. The FSRU Höegh Giant, which sailed from Keppel Shipyard in Singapore, berthed at India’s west coast yesterday as the...
First LNG Powered Container Vessel in Hutchison Ports BEST
Hutchison Ports BEST, a semi-automated terminal, has welcomed LNG-powered vessel CMA CGM Scandola as the first container ship using LNG to arrive at the Port of Barcelona.
CMA CGM Scandola is a 366 metres long,...
Commercial Vessel Capsizes, 1 Dead & 12 Missing
A 129-foot lift boat with 18 personnel on board caught in rough weather, capsized off Port Fourchon, La. One person was dead and six were rescued, reports The NewYorkTimes.
What happened?
The vessel, a 129-foot commercial...
McDermott’s CB&I Storage Solutions Acquires LNG Storage Contract
McDermott International, Ltd today announced that its CB&I Storage Solutions business has been awarded a contract by Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila Inc.
Procurement and construction of a LNG storage tank...
Incentives for Getting Covid Vaccine Shots?
There isn’t much to like about having a needle stuck into your arm, so to encourage vaccinations, some countries are offering incentives to sweeten the deal.
In one Indian city, residents are being...
PCA Accepts Stakeholders’ Call, Postpones Price Hike
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it will postpone price increases on canal transit fees which were due to come into effect tomorrow.
The announcement follows a joint letter sent by...