This Sea Becomes The Worst Plastic-Polluted Seas On Earth
According to a recent World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature report, the Mediterranean Sea has become one of the worst plastic-polluted seas on Earth. The massive accumulation of microplastics has a serious impact on...
Crude Oil Futures Prices Consolidated After Overnight Climb
Crude oil futures were mostly steady in midmorning trade in Asia Feb. 10 as prices consolidated after draws in US crude oil and refined products stocks last week, while eyes remained on the progress...
Keppel Reels in $186M in New Contracts
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has been awarded contracts worth around S$250m ($186m) for the conversion of floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) the integration of floating production storage...
Container Line Reliability To Take 8 – 9 Months To Recover
An improved container line schedule reliability is a key element in reducing supply chain disruption.
Recovery would take at least 8 – 9 months and is yet to start.
Overall container line schedule reliability...
Experts Raise Alarm About Plastic Lost in Cargo Ship Disasters
Container ship accidents at sea should be considered the “oil spills of our time”, reports the Guardian quoting environmental organisations that found a toxic mix of metals, carcinogenic and other harmful chemicals on plastic...
Shipping News Makes Grim Reading for Central Banks
Denmark’s shipping magnates are on a different wavelength to central bankers, reports Reuters.
Bumper year of profits
A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) read more and DSV (DSV.CO), two of the biggest names in global logistics, on Wednesday predicted...
Johnson & Johnson Faces Cancer Lawsuits Over Baby Talc
The healthcare company Johnson & Johnson is facing an attempt to force a shareholder vote to halt its sales of talc-based baby powder across the world, including the UK, amid concerns over alleged...
The Number Of COVID-19 Cases Drops By 17% Globally
The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week.
the omicron variant is increasingly dominant — making up nearly 97% of all cases tallied by the international...
[Watch] ASV Gearing Up for Wave Energy Monitoring Mission
The ITSASDRONE, an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) developed by Spanish research institute AZTI, has completed the first sea trials ahead of deployment at BiMEP to monitor Wello’s Penguin wave energy device.
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[FAQ] How To Avoid Coupling Failure?
The function of a coupling is to connect two rotating shafts, for the transfer of rotary motion and torque as reported by Acron.
Coupling failure
For a coupling to work at its optimum efficiency, it must...