COVID19 Reduces Ocean Noise To the Level It Was 150 Years Ago!

The pandemic offers a temporary reprieve from the clamor of ocean noise — which can affect how whales and other species communicate, navigate and feed — and an opportunity to reflect on the consequences...

Oil Products Production Hit Rock Bottom: Podcast

Oil products are succumbing to record breaking lows, with jet cracks entering record-breaking and negative territory, and refineries are presented with complex decisions as a result of COVID-19. Senior refining reporter Elza Turner and...

COVID – 19: Living in Wuhan All Alone, How it Feels? 

BBC gives us a chance to peep into the diary of Guo Jing and understand her experiences during the lockdown in Wuhan.  Guo Jing lives in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the heart of the...

Scientists Surviving in Antarctica Amid the COVID19 Pandemic Scare!

On the frigid landscape of Antarctica's Ingrid Christensen Coast sits Davis Station, where 24 people are hunkered down for a long and dark winter, the news of the covid19 pandemic haven't created that much...

The Woman Who Discovered The First Coronavirus!

The woman who discovered the first human coronavirus was the daughter of a Scottish bus driver, who left school at 16, reports Steven Brocklehurst for BBC Scotland News. About the Lady June Almeida went on...

May Day Ship Horn Call for Seafarers COVID19 Solidarity!

According to a Safety4Sea report,  the UK Chamber of Shipping has encouraged as many ships as possible across the globe to sound their horns, if safe to do so, to celebrate the International Workers'...

Gilead Allege ‘Inappropriate Characterizations’ of Its COVID19 Drug Trial Data!

According to a Reuters report, a closely-watched Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) experimental antiviral drug failed to help patients with severe COVID-19 in a clinical trial conducted in China, but the drugmaker said the findings...

COVID-19: Unemployment Hits Hard Across The World! 

Coronavirus has made people unemployed.  Around the world 81% of the world has lost jobs partly or fully.  Restrictions on daily life have led to the closure of many companies and the laying...

Floating Data Center Park in Singapore! Trio Joins To Explore!

Keppel Data Centres Holding has signed MOUs to study the feasibility of developing a floating data center park and LNG-to-power infrastructure in Singapore, says an article published in The Maritime Executive. About the MOUs signed Keppel...

World’s Largest Box Ship Launched Amid COVID-19 Pandemic! First Voyage To Be Its Last?

South Korean shipping line HMM formally launched the world’s largest containership 24,000 teu HMM Algeciras at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, reports Gavin van Marle for The LoadStar. Boxship launch A naming ceremony was held Thursday...