U.S. Coast Guard Rescues A Mother and 3 Children On Christmas
On Christmas morning, the U.S. Coast Guard rescues four boaters from the Yamani Islets, just off the west coast of Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska.
The Sector Juneau command center received a notice...
Winning Formula To Fight the New Strain of Virus in the UK
A lot of people hope that the vaccines are ready to fight the Covid 19 pandemic.
But the new strain of virus in the UK raises questions about the effectiveness of these vaccine.
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Ultrawhite Paint Could Cool Buildings, Reveals New Study
Air conditioning is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions the world over.
In recent years, researchers have devised plastic films and paints that can cool surfaces to a lower temperature than the surrounding...
Gazprom Neft LNG-bunkering Vessel Set Afloat
Russia’s first cargo and passenger ship-to-ship LNG-bunkering vessel has been set afloat.
Shipyard specialists having completed the main stage in the vessel’s construction, including assembling the hull and installing LNG fuel tanks and...
Bulk Market To Witness ‘Oversupply Concerns’ & ‘Freight Volatility’ in 2021
Valemax, Guaibamax ships eating into Capesize market share.
Australia-China tensions hit coal shipments badly.
Sub-Capesize sector counting on grain demand.
Volatility was the hallmark of the dry bulk freight market in 2020 and this...
ONE Announces Long-term Charter of World’s Largest ULCSs
Ocean Network Express (ONE), in a press relase, reports the signing of Letter of Intent (LoI) with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. for the 15-year long-term charter of six new Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS)...
Gasum Performs First Ship-to-ship LNG/LBG Bunkering
Nordic energy firm Gasum has performed its first ship-to-ship LNG-LBG blend bunkering to a cargo ship.
Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel Coralius conducted the bunkering at the port of Gothenburg in Sweden.
On December 16th,...
World’s First LPG-Fueled VLGC Completes ‘Historic’ Voyage
BW Gemini, the world’s first VLGC to be retrofitted with LPG dual-fuel propulsion, completed loading at Enterprise Terminal in Houston.
The VLGC had completed its "historic" crossing of the Pacific Ocean on LPG...
Mission in China Continues To Help 23 Stranded Sailors
Two Indian ships continue to be stranded in Chinese waters for over six months.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the Indian Mission in Beijing is in touch with the Chinese...
Ranking of 12 Largest Container Carriers on Sustainability Report
Giles Foundation has come up with a Maritime Environmental Reports.
They assess the quality of the environmental reporting presented by the twelve largest container carriers in the world in their sustainability reports.
They...