DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the arrest of those responsible for a packed ferry sinking on Lake Victoria with a death toll of at least 136 and scores of people still missing. The ferry MV Nyerere capsized just a few meters from the dock on Ukerewe, the lake's biggest island, which is part of Tanzania. Initial … [Read more...]
LNG Shipping Rates Spike with No Respite Seen Through 2019
By Sabina Zawadzki and Jessica Jaganathan LONDON/SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The price of shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) has spiked in September and is likely to remain high next year, buoyed by rising production from new plants and concerns that demand for LNG vessels will outpace supply. The rate for vessels shipping LNG from the Atlantic Basin to Asia has jumped … [Read more...]
At Least 42 Drowned in Lake Victoria Ferry Sinking, Officials Say Death Toll Could Top 200
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 20 (Reuters) - At least 42 people drowned when a ferry sank on Thursday in Tanzania's Lake Victoria and government officials feared the final death toll could be more than 200, a senior local official said. Ukerewe District Commissioner Colonel Lucas Magembe told Reuters that the rescue mission to find survivors from the disaster had … [Read more...]
Harsh Climate: The Struggle to Track Global Sea Level Rise
By Lucas Jackson and Elizabeth Culliford Sept 20 (Reuters) - A loud rumble jolted climate scientist David Holland just before he went to sleep inside his fiberglass bear-resistant dome, set up next to a frozen fjord in Greenland. He scrambled outside into the sunlit night at about 11 p.m. The thundering sound grew louder as he watched a chunk of ice about a third the … [Read more...]
Tidal Wave of Chinese Marine Parks Fuels Murky Cetacean Trade
By Farah Master HONG KONG, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Eight beluga whales jump in unison out of a bright blue indoor pool, flipping their tailfins and spewing fountains of water, as a packed audience cheers and snaps photographs. Whale shows like the one at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, located in Zhuhai on China's southern coast, are proliferating at new marine parks across the … [Read more...]