Sir David Attenborough, Britain’s new polar research ship, departed the UK earlier this month for its maiden voyage to Antarctica. The vessel left Portsmouth with 6 ..
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Ervik Havfiske takes delivery of Turkish-built factory longliner
Norwegian fishing company Ervik Havfiske has taken delivery of a new factory longliner from Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard. The Marin Teknikk-designed Argos Helena measur ..
ATSB releases investigation preliminary report on fire incident on Antarctic resupply ship
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a fire on board the multi-role vessel MPV Everest whil ..
MPV Everest returns safely to Fremantle after engine room fire
The Dutch-flagged, Australian-chartered Antarctic resupply ship MPV Everest safely berthed in the Port of Fremantle at 17:30 local time on Tuesday, April 13, following a ..
Australia-chartered Antarctic resupply ship suffers engine room fire while underway
A fire ignited in the engine room of an Australian-chartered Antarctic resupply vessel as it was sailing on its return voyage on Monday, April 5. The blaze on MPV Everest ..
Chilean builder awards contract for design of new naval amphibious transport ships
Chile’s Asmar Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Company has awarded Vard Marine a contract for design work on a new class of amphibious and military transport vessels ..
COLUMN | The Royal New Zealand Navy: a small but increasingly ambitious force [Naval Gazing]
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is responsible for maritime security within the nation’s 4.3 million square-kilometre EEZ, as well as in the waters surrounding the ..
Australia’s newest icebreaker begins sea trials
Nuyina, Australia’s newest icebreaker, has left the Dutch port of Vlissingen to commence trials in the North Sea. The month-long sea trials will be followed by ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Cape Arkona – Austral Fisheries newbuild is capable of trawling, potting, and autoline fishing on a single trip
Western Australia-based seafood company Austral Fisheries recently took delivery of a new multi-purpose fishing vessel for operation in the Southern Ocean. The newbuild ..
DNA Sequencing Reveals The Cleanest Air On Earth!
According to an article published in Phys.org, Colorado State University Distinguished Professor Sonia Kreidenweis and her research group identified an atmospheric region unchanged by human-related activities in the first study to measure bioaerosol composition of the Southern Ocean south of 40 degrees south latitude.
What is it?Kreidenweis’ group, based in the Department of Atmospheric Science,
found the boundary layer air that feeds the lower clouds over the Southern Ocean to be pristine—free...
https://mfame.guru/dna-sequencing-reveals-the-cleanest-air-on-earth/