COVID-19 Cases Soar Despite Decrease in Hospitalization And Death Toll
Despite that, the latest wave, driven by the highly contagious and completely dominant Delta variant, appears to have crested, with new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths due to the virus all in decline from levels...
Will Statins Reduce COVID Death Toll?
A new study suggests that millions of people who take statins may be less likely to die from Covid but experts warn findings do not prove cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce death rates, reports The...
Sutton Hoo Ship Propelled By Sail, Oar Or A Mixture Of Both?
the Sutton Hoo Ship is one of the most important discoveries in British archaeology
after 1,400 years underground, the oak used in the ship’s construction has been eroded and compressed into an ultra-fine...
Oil Majors Team Up in CO2-methanation Business
Japanese oil and gas producer Inpex and gas company Osaka Gas will launch a technical development business on the practical application of a CO2-methanation system toward the carbon neutralization of gas, reads an official...
BIMCO Issues Cargo Alert for Loading of Iron Ore Fines
The BIMCO secretariat understands from a recent UK P&I report that there are risks of liquefaction involved with the loading of iron ore fines coming from Sierra Leone and ships arriving at port of...
Wärtsilä Deliver Next Generation Navigation Simulator To CEMS
Wärtsilä Voyage together with Singapore’s Centre of Excellence in Maritime Safety (CEMS) will deliver the Next Generation Navigational Simulator.
The project will focus on new modelling and simulation tools that enhance marine and...
MOL, SoftBank & e5 Lab Promote Introduction Of Maritime Broadband
MOL, SoftBank, and e5 Lab announced they signed a MoU on the use of next-generation high-speed communication satellites.
MOL, SoftBank, and e5 Lab will promote the "introduction of maritime broadband communications" and secure,...
Why Oil Spills Into Ocean Waters Are Difficult To Clean Up?
Workers seal off the entrance to Newport Beach harbor as a major oil spill off the coast of California.
Oil spills into ocean waters, subject to winds and tides and spreading swiftly over...
Mitsui Signed Time Charter Agreement With IINO Kaiun Kaisha
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has signed a time charter agreement with compatriot firm IINO Kaiun Kaisha for a 23,000 cbm ammonia fuel-ready ammonia carrier, says an article published in Offshore Energy.
Fleet description
The new vessel...
Golar Contracts LNG Carriers on One-Year Deal
Golar LNG said it has recently fixed one of the company’s LNG carriers on a one-year deal, as charterers increasingly look for longer charters to secure shipping availability, says an article published in Lng...