the “graveyard” of spaceships in the Pacific Ocean

2023-10-22 03:00:00 Point Nemo (“Point Nemo”) is the most isolated place in the world’s oceans: the nearest land is 2,688 km away. Credit: @2023 Google INEGI. Tiago Robles Meteored Brazil 22/10/2023 05:00 6 min The site, the most isolated in the world, is located in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean and is a … Read more

Nieuwpoort: The Rising Star of Seaside Resorts for Sun-filled Beach Vacations

2023-10-21 18:01:00 During these school holidays, you may have planned a getaway to the sea. And among the different seaside resorts, in recent years, more and more of you are choosing Nieuwpoort. What are the assets of this municipality? Why do vacationers love it? A vacant lot located about a hundred meters from the dike, … Read more

Naval Group Management and Unions in Negotiations for Compliance with New Metallurgy Agreement

2023-10-15 22:50:00 On January 1, the new metallurgy collective agreement (NCCM), signed on February 7, 2022 by the UIMM and three trade union organizations representing this branch (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO), will come into force. In this perspective, management and unions of Naval Group have negotiated in recent months an amendment for the compliance with the … Read more

LNG Carriers and the Yamal LNG Plant: Uninterrupted Shipments Despite Regional Tensions

2023-09-24 22:20:00 The Vladimir Vize, one of the ice-breaking LNG carriers used to export liquefied natural gas produced by the Yamal LNG plant in northern Russia, is currently on technical shutdown at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Brest. The latter has also been used to welcoming this type of ship since the Siberian production unit … Read more

The mystery of the Octopus Garden, located in the depths of the ocean, is finally solved!

2023-09-07 11:00:00 Image of Octopus Garden on Davidson Seamount © 2022 MBARI. Rory Morrow Meteored United Kingdom 07/09/2023 13:00 5 min Scientists have solved the mystery of why thousands of octopuses migrate to hot springs in deep waters off the California coast, forming the largest aggregation of octopuses on Earth. Nicknamed “the octopus garden” (“Octopus … Read more

Strengthening Surveillance in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais: Navy’s Mini-Drone System Deployed for Cross-Channel Migrant Crossings

2023-09-06 22:27:00 While attempts to cross migrants between France and the United Kingdom have increased in recent weeks, the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea has announced the strengthening of surveillance means in the Strait of Pas-de -Calais. This involves the deployment, from the coast, of the Navy’s mini-drone system (SMDM). The … Read more