Avishek Ankit has come out a changed man after his first vessel experience; calm, composed, dedicated and determined. As he says, “the sea makes you resilient and unwavering amongst any odds that might be thrown at you”.

From the Electric Engineer point of view the challenge is to keep the vessel in good and working order while at the same time you have to take care of yourself, control your feelings and find ways to come back stronger! Let alone, people can be very unpredictable and sometimes behaviors and decisions can lead to unwanted circumstances.

According to a recent statement, Verra is identifying and prioritizing approaches to scale up financing for such approaches through the evolution of existing standards and the development of new frameworks and tools.

Guardian reports that markets rally after Beijing unveils plans to halve extra tariffs on 1,717 US products to boost its coronavirus-hit economy. The market rally followed the latest attempts by the Chinese authorities to boost the economy. After pumping money into the banking system and announcing tax and spending measures to help companies and households, Beijing said it would halve additional tariffs on 1,717 US goods.

According to a recent statement, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), highlighted the findings of three independent reports released in 2019 suggesting that, when operated in open-loop mode, Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), also known as scrubbers, have minimal impact on water and sediment quality.

According to a recent statement, US Coast Guard responders are working to remove potential pollutants from the 63-foot fishing vessel Midway Island, which ran aground off Hilo. In fact, the USCG is working with the Department of Land and Natural Resources and contractor personnel to mitigate the potential pollution threat from the vessel. Reportedly, a maximum potential of 1,800 gallons of diesel and two marine batteries are aboard.

According to a recent statement, Svitzer showed its commitment to focus and work towards reaching gender equality within the shipping industry by signing the Kvindercharter. This initiative, which was hosted by Danish Shipping, saw a total of 14 industry players signing the Charter to support the increase of female professionals employed within the shipping industry.

Lindblad Expeditions, the cruise operator for National Geographic Expeditions, has recently announced that it has become the first self-disinfecting fleet in the cruise industry, amid the ongoing coronavirus epidemic disrupts operations throughout Asia.

The Korean Register recently informed of an announcement by the anti-epidemic task force in the area of Jingjinag-city, China, where some of the new building work has been ongoing. The notice refers to preventive measures against the CoV infection.

The Korean Register informs of all the limited information concerning ships entering and leaving Taiwan in regard to the new coronavirus that,  up till now, has costed the lives of 565 people, while confirmed cases exceed 28,000 across China. What is more, except from China, coronavirus cases have been reported in other countries in Asia, such as Malaysia and Japan, in Australia, Germany, France, the US and Canada among others.