[Watch] Slow Motion Sneeze Demonstrates Importance of Mask
This video shows what happens when you talk without a mask, and then with a mask–all in order to demonstrate why a mask helps prevent the transmission of COVID-19.Around the 4 minute mark,...
2020 On Track To Exceed 2019 Ship Sales?
According to a recent article published in Splash 247, 2020 could be on track to exceed ship sales seen in 2019.
Secondhand tonnage prices
Secondhand containerships are fetching high prices and charter rates too have gone...
5 years of Paris Accord & Climate Undergoes Human-driven Change
It will be five years on November 30, since convening for the now historic 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) climate summit held in Paris, France.
All the 190-plus countries’ interested representatives have been...
Dr. Vis Blog 5 – Grace and Compassion
I had written about grace while ageing on an earlier Blog.
What about grace when losing?After all, in all contests, there can only be one winner, the other person has to be the loser.When I...
SOLAS Convention Does Not Meet The SOLAS Objectives, Says Gard
Although important steps are being taken to address the problem of containership fires, so far in 2020, there has been one fire involving containerized cargo every two weeks, reports Gard.Cargo related fires onboard container...
Manufacturing Alternative Fuel Without Environmental Footprint
An enormous engine that generally propels large ships across the sea is now being used by engineers for testing liquid ammonia, reports BBC.
The ground-breaking project
An enormous engine, at a test centre in Copenhagen is...
Cargo Ships Collide Head-on In Kiel Canal
Two cargo ships collided head-on in the Kiel Canal in Audorf area, near Rendsburg, on morning Nov 7, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Two general cargo ships operated by the same Latvian company RIX SHIPMANAGEMENT, collided...
First Ever Mutated Strain of Covid 19 Found in Cargo Ship
Five cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Sofrana Surville ship, including two crew members.
Genomic testing of the virus shows the strain has never been recorded before.
New Zealand health authorities...
Freighter Sinks After Water Ingress
A general cargo ship carrying clinker onboard sank on Nov 6 in Quang Nam Province waters, South China sea, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship THANH HUNG sank in the evening Nov 6 in...
Tanker Attacked & Boarded
A product tanker was attacked and boarded, at around 0600 UTC Nov 7 in Gulf of Guinea, some 180 nm SE of Lome, Togo, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Product tanker TORM ALEXANDRA was reported to...