Akcea Therapeutics Inc said on Friday its treatment, developed along with Ionis Pharmaceuticals , which targets a rare genetic disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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US Actively Considering Waivers on Iran Oil Sanctions
The United States is "in the midst of an internal process" of considering sanctions waivers for countries that are reducing their imports of Iranian oil, a U.S. government official said on Friday.The Trump administration, which withdrew from a deal ove...
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Wärtsilä to Supply Marine Simulators in Southampton
Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a full scope of marine simulators for a new training facility at Solent University’s Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering, located in Southampton, England.Scheduled to complete in spring 2019…
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Decarbonization: 34 Maritime CEOs Call for Action
A who’s who list of maritime industry executives have signed on to voice their support for a zero-carbon future in shipping.The not-for-profit foundation the Global Maritime Forum brought together a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders from…
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Asia Maritime Pacific Merges with Fenwick Shipping Services
Asia Maritime Pacific and Fenwick Shipping Services announced Thursday that the two companies have merged their operations.Asia Maritime Pacific is a Handysize and minibulker owner and operator, headquartered in Hong Kong, with a fleet of over 40 moder...
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Rexroth’s GoTo Focused Delivery Program Continues Growth
Bosch Rexroth said its GoTo Focused Delivery Program has marked its 9th consecutive year of growth by offering a strong product portfolio of thousands of Rexroth products with best-in-class lead times.The program continues to offer high demand…
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Avondale Yard to Be Repurposed as a Multimodal Hub
The former Avondale Shipyard facility in Louisiana will be redeveloped into a logistics and intermodal hub under a joint venture group that took ownership of the shuttered shipyard today.The Avondale site, located just upriver from New Orleans…
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NASA addresses unexplained space station hole but mystery remains unsolved
NASA sought on Wednesday to tamp down speculation that sabotage caused a tiny hole found last month in the side of a Russian module docked at the International Space Station, but the mystery remained unsolved.
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Milestone LNG Bunkering for Shell and Sovcomflot in Rotterdam
Shell delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from specialized LNG bunker vessel Cardissa in the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday, marking a number of key milestones as the maritime sector increasingly turns toward…
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Smart caption glasses refocus the action for deaf playgoers
For all his adult life keen theatergoer Tim Hardy, who is partially deaf, has watched plays with a torch in his hand and a script on his lap so he can follow what's being said on stage.
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