How Human Errors Can Lead To Costly Crane Failures?
Mr. Ivan Todorov, Senior Master Mariner at Brookes Bell Singapore has found that human error element is commonly not addressed when talking about crane rope failures.
Beyond the common causes such as wire...
The Year of Unexpected Turnaround for Container Shipping
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, it did not look like being a good year for container shipping, but a very different picture has emerged in the...
[Watch] Angry Octopus Punch Fish
Octopuses have been seen engaging in active displacement of partner fish during collaborative hunting.
To this end, the octopus performs a swift, explosive motion with one arm directed at a specific fish partner, referred to...
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,...