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(Photo courtesy The Flipflopi Expedition) Kenyan islanders have built a boat made entirely of recycled plastic collected during clean-ups of the ocean to highlight the growing menace of plastic waste that ends up in the sea. (Photo courtesy The Flipflopi…
We already know plastic waste leads to a colossal level of marine pollution and threatens the lives and habitats of many animals and plants. We also know sunscreen can bleach coral and destroy whole reefs and that even traces of…
Photo: SMM The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced its targets of cutting greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping in half by the year 2050, and to make ships entirely CO2-neutral before 2100. But long before that, the so-called sulphur…
The Chinese Transport Ministry is seeking feedback from the country’s key maritime and shipping players on the advancement of the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel. The ministry addressed the letter seeking comments to shipping companies, port…
Swiss company SolarImpact Yacht AG has announced plans to debut its new project. What is believed to be the world’s first ocean-going solar superyacht, which has been in the research phase for five years, is now ready to be unveiled…
The cleanup operation of the heavy-fuel oil that spilled from Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Jubail at the end of June is expected to last until the middle of 2019, according to the Port of Rotterdam Authority. The tanker vessel leaked over…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has started a study for a new 0.1% low Sulphur emission control area (ECA) in the Mediterranean. The IMO Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) is coordinating the study into…
Most of us use them every day, the thin plastic bags used by almost every retailer we visit. Whether we’re shopping for groceries or the newest Prada, you can almost guarantee that you’ll be leaving the store with a plastic…
Credit: Mathew Waters A new study has predicted that future global warming will lead to an increase in extreme sea levels, with consequent flood risks to coastal infrastructure and human populations. Extreme sea levels occur through a combination of…
The MT Seriana on the Bosporus: severe corrosion problems were solved with Chevron’s Special HT Ultra 140 BN cylinder oil. (Photo: Chevron) International Maritime Organization (IMO) fuel rules entering force in 2020 mandate a drastic sulfur reduction. By 2050 the…
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