SSI Release A New Whitepaper For Shipbuilding

SSI has released a new whitepaper for shipbuilding executives entitled “Tackling Roadblocks to Achieve True Shipbuilding Digital Transformation”. The whitepaper covers four major transformation roadblock categories that contribute to failure. With a clear...

Amendments To Rules 2022 In Marine Insurance

The following amendments to the Rules for P&I and Defence cover for ships and other floating structures. To have a unified interpretation of the term Knock for Knock throughout the Rules, the definition...

31 Simple Ways To Make Life Better

Don't worry if you don't have the energy to make major life changes. A few minor adjustments can make a significant effect. Here are all of our quick victories as reported by The Guardian. To...

[Watch] Drones Detecting Floating Waste

Floating waste has no place in the port of Antwerp. In order to detect and clear it as quickly as possible, Port of Antwerp is going to deploy drones. It is just one of...

Wärtsilä – STQ Inks 5 Year Optimised Maintenance Deal

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance Agreement STQ. The five-year long-term agreement covers two vessels. The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance Agreement with the Canadian ferry operator Societé...

SpaceX Loses 40 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX has lost dozens of satellites after they were hit by a geomagnetic storm a day after launch, causing them to fall from orbit and burn up. Such solar "storms" are caused by powerful...

Vaccinated Vs Unvaccinated: What the COVID Death Toll Reveals

Some 680 Israelis died from COVID last month, with unvaccinated and partially vaccinated. People over 60 make up a highly disproportionate number of cases, despite being only 12% of the overall age cohort. Israelis...

‘Zero-COVID’ Regulations Might Stifle Growth, As Omicron Cases Rise

While global commodity and energy inflation is pushing up prices of some goods in Japan, such cost-push inflation will be short-lived unless accompanied by higher wages, Nakamura said. Sustainable wage growth needed to...

Omicron Grips World! Global COVID Cases Surpass 400 Million

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million as the highly contagious Omicron variant dominates the outbreak, pushing health systems in several countries to the brink of capacity. The pandemic has killed over 6 million...

DFDS Profitable Through Mediterranean Volumes and Logistics Revenues

Danish ferry operator and logistics group DFDS today reported a 27.9% increase in revenues for 2021 over the previous year to just under Dkr17.9bn ($2.74bn). This was on the back of strong Mediterranean...