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IMO regional webinar targets increased safety for fishing industry
Decision-makers from maritime administrations and fishery authorities were active participants in a webinar exploring the challenges and benefits of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement as a tool to drastically improve fishing safety. The two-day event, on April 13-14, saw stakeholders from the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean States share their progress towards ratification of the Agreement, which is yet to come into force.
IMO-Singapore Future of Shipping Conference: 23 April 2021
IMO and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore are jointly organizing the IMO-Singapore Future of Shipping Conference and NextGEN Inaugural Workshop on 23 April 2021. These events seek to share insights on decarbonization, digitalization and trade in a disrupted world following the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The ship.energy report 16/04/2021
Weekly briefing from ship.energy
Commentary: Boxing clever?
Liner companies are certainly doing their bit for the LNG-fuelled vessel orderbook but what will their future fuel choices be when other options come to the market? Read Mark William’s perspective – and we are also asking for your feedback on the likely energy outlook for container shipping.
Vote For Your Favourite Mosquito Colour Scheme
With lockdown regulations easing, we hope to add light relief to help ease the stresses of the last year with a public poll on your favourite Mosquito colour schemes – taking place over the coming weeks.
La Soufrière volcano: before-and-after
Volcanic eruptions on Saint Vincent have blanketed the Caribbean island in ash leading to over 16 000 residents to be evacuated from their homes. False-colour images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show the aftermath of the explosive eruption that took place on 9 April 2021. Continue reading
NASA to Attempt First Controlled Flight on Mars As Soon As Monday
NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. PDT).
As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander
As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander
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Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon’s surface during the Artemis mission.
Credits: SpaceX
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NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of the Artemis program includes landing the first person of color on the lunar surface.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen after being extracted from the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft that brought her, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, safely back to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, April 17, 2021.
Credits: NASA TV
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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, returned to Earth on Saturday, following six months living and working aboard the International Space Station.