The UN Voted for Equal Earth. Nautical Charts Still Run on Mercator
The UN's September 2026 vote for the Equal Earth projection targets classroom atlases and general-purpose world maps, not nautical charts.…
Steady Hands, No Goggles: The Hidden Risk in an EV Scooter Battery Repair
We watched a video of a technician swapping cells in an EV scooter's lithium battery pack. The skill was real.…
The Northern Sea Route: Why the Arctic’s Silence Must Outweigh the Shortcut
The Northern Sea Route: Why the Arctic’s Silence Must Outweigh the Shortcut Maritime Law &...
CINS Recommends a 20 kg Per-Container Cap on SP188 Lithium-Ion Battery Relief
CINS wants Special Provision 188 tied to a container-level limit, not just a package-level one — capping lithium-ion battery relief…
The MSG Jar We Hid Before Marmugao Port
Why a product tanker crew hid a jar of Ajinomoto before reaching Marmugao — and the deeper story behind that…
A ₹20 “Fruit” With a Toxic Profile: The Datura Listings Ban, Explained
Karnataka suspended the food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket over Datura fruit and seed listings. A look at…
Hong Kong Dangerous Goods Regulations: A Ready Reference for Shippers, Forwarders, NVOCCs and Vessel Operators
A working reference to Hong Kong's dangerous goods regime at Kwai Tsing and the wider port — manifests, permits, the…
SOLAS VI/2 Cargo Information: Packaged vs Bulk Flowchart
A quick-reference flowchart mapping SOLAS VI/2 cargo information requirements — from packaged vs. bulk carriage through to VGM and the…
When Firefighting Water Becomes the Hazard: Inside the Tainan Waste-Site Explosion
Fast facts Explosion: 2:47 a.m., August 22, 2026, Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan 15 injured (3...
Bulk Carrier Ocean Winner Sinks in Bay of Bengal After Paradip Departure; 22 Crew Missing
MV Ocean Winner, a Panamax bulk carrier carrying iron ore fines from Paradip to Singapore, sank in the Bay of…