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What’s the sea ever done for us?

A film "What's the sea ever done for us?" is about the sea and seafarers made at the port of Southampton by pupils of the Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire, UK. The film shows the day-to-day workings of the port, with cruise ships, containers, bulk carriers and car transporters. The film was commissioned by Seafarers UK  - to mark Seafarers Awareness Week (21-29 June 2014)  and was wholly-funded by the Maritime Educational FoundationIn the starting, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my essence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is improbable to sit.

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Targeting marine pollution from ships through cooperation

Participants at the PACPOL workshop in Brisbane, Australia Representatives from 13 Pacific island countries and territories have gathered in Brisbane, Australia this week to review and update the Pacific Ocean Pollution Prevention Programme (PACPOL) strategy. This important strategy, implemented in partnership by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), defines activities to protect the public health, safety, environment and natural resources of the Pacific islands from the effects of marine pollution. Mr Kosi Latu, Deputy Director General of SPREP, explained, that for example, ship sourced marine pollution encompasses a number of issues including oil spills, dumping and ballast water management: "With a huge volume of ship traffic passing through the Pacific Ocean, all these issues pose a threat to the people and the environment in our region. Through initiatives like PACPOL, Pacific island countries and territories are better able to protect the marine and coastal environment, the natural and cultural resources of island nations as well as the general safety of the public." Significant inroads have been made in this area of the past few years, with ground-breaking initiatives such as the modernisation and revision of the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Spill Contingency ...

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Ballast Water Management MEPC 67 Outcome

The IMO Committee on Protection of the Marine Environment (MEPC) held its 67th Session from Monday 13 through Friday 17 October 2014 in IMO Headquarters in London.  Among the many issues discussed by the Committee, developments on the Ballast Water Management were on the agenda. IMO MEPC 67 concluded the following: Harmful Aquatic Organisms in Ballast Water Turkey presented their instrument of accession to the BWM Convention bringing the number of Contacting States to 43, though the total gross world tonnage is still 2.45% short of that necessary for ratification.  Basic approval of BWM systems making use of Active Substances was given to ElysisGuard and in addition, final approval was granted to MARIONMATE, BlueZone and KURITA.  Of interest, the total number of type approved BWMs is now 51.  Sampling performed during stripping operations was discussed thoroughly and deemed to be inadvisable hence it was agreed that there is no need to develop guidance on how to do so. Report of the Ballast Water Review Group In considering the report submitted by RG1, the Committee: adopted a draft MEPC resolution on Guidelines for port State control inspection for compliance with the BWM Convention.  Importantly, the thorny issue of SAMPLING when moving from ‘indicative’ ...

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Seas at Risk to host a policy seminar on marine litter

Brussels, 4th November 2014: A policy seminar on marine litter and the circular economy. Seas At Risk will host an event in the European Parliament on the 4th of November to discuss the upcoming review of EU waste legislation and new proposals for a circular economy. The event will consist of two panel discussions and question and answer sessions with the audience.  Marine litter is rapidly being recognized as a serious threat to our oceans, and many policy makers are actively working to find solutions. As the problem is too big and too diffuse to deal with in the marine environment, it must instead be stopped at the source. Individual measures such as more bins on beaches, better waste reception facilities for ships and education campaigns are important, but the reality is that we need to change our society to tackle this problem. We need to implement a circular economy which designs-out waste from the system. A circular economy is one in which products are designed to be repaired, durable, and at the end of their life are recovered and recycled into new products. It means a society where single use products such as plastic bags and cups have no ...

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Join the mission to save the global ocean

Join the mission to save the global ocean - sign the petition and ask UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to propose new laws for high seas protection in September 2014 that help secure a living ocean, food and prosperity. Take action http://change.org/missionocean and find out more http://missionocean.meIn the origin, I was open with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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The 2010 HNS Convention

A new edition of the IOPC Funds’ brochure on the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (2010 HNS Convention) is now available IOPC Funds brochure on the 2010 HNS Convention summarises what Hazardous and Noxious Substances are and how the Convention works, including the damage covered, the financing of the HNS Fund, the reporting requirements and the requirements for entry into force. The 2010 HNS Convention aims to ensure adequate, prompt and effective compensation for damage to persons and property, costs of clean up and reinstatement measures and economic losses resulting from the maritime transport of hazardous and noxious substances. The HNS Convention covers damage in the territory or territorial sea of a State Party to the Convention. It also covers pollution damage in the exclusive economic zone, or equivalent area, of a Member State and damage (other than pollution damage) caused by HNS carried on board ships registered in the flag of the Member State outside the territorial sea of any State. The following types of damage will be covered: Loss of life or personal injury on board or outside the ship carrying the HNS ...

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Winding up of the 1971 Fund

Shipping industry concerns that the 1971 Fund should be  wound up by the end of 2014 notwithstanding that there remain outstanding claims against the 1971 Fund. Consider postponing the winding up of the 1971 Fund pending an orderly  resolution of the outstanding claims against the Fund.    ICS, BIMCO and  INTERTANKO have submitted a paper  highlighting the industry’s concerns with the approach taken by the Administrative Council in this regard and the consequences that it could have for the international liability and compensation regime for oil pollution damage arising from tanker incidents, as well as the impact that it could have on the co-operation that exists between industry, States and the Fund to ensure that claimants who suffer pollution damage receive prompt and adequate compensation. The shipping industry supports a deferral in the winding up of the 1971 Fund in order to allow for an orderly resolution of the outstanding claims against the 1971 Fund. The shipping industry recognises that the outstanding incidents are old cases and that the Administrative Council is seeking to resolve as many of the outstanding issues as possible in order to reach an agreement at its October 2014 session that the 1971 Fund should be dissolved by the ...

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Global economy to lose billions without action to stop ocean acidification

The global economy could be losing as much as $1 trillion annually by the end of the century if countries do not take urgent steps to stop ocean acidification, UN report warns. This figure reflects the economic loss for industries linked to coral reefs alone, which are some of the most vulnerable species to this phenomenon. The overall financial and environmental costs are still uncertain, states the report, An Updated Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity, issued in Pyeongchang by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP-12). “When ecosystems stop delivering the way they should, they essentially deliver less services and less benefits. In the case of coral reefs, those systems are essential for people’s livelihoods in many regions of the world and they will be significantly affected,” said Salvatore Arico, who acts as the principal focal point on biodiversity and policy at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by a drastic increase in carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity. The report stresses that this phenomenon ...

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HELCOM focuses on Baltic Sea Action Plan

The new, modernized HELCOM era starts hands-on work when the HELCOM group on the implementation of the ecosystem approach (Gear) gathers in Tallinn, Estonia for a 3-day meeting. Gear group now operates under a revised mandate to better meet the emerging challenges in accomplishing the HELCOM goals and targets of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). The Meeting will also discuss the more detailed work, such as the overall HELCOM roadmap with its deadlines and deliverables until 2021; a draft action plan to close knowledge gaps and improve regional coherence; as well an initiative to more effectively follow up the BSAP national implementation. After HELCOM streamlining process the Gear group will now hold a strong managerial role, with the mandate to integrate and utilize the work of other HELCOM groups for coherent implementation of marine policies, including of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive as far as EU Member States are concerned as well as Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation. Gear will continue to look after the synergies with relevant organizations and frameworks, including other Regional Seas Conventions such as the OSPAR Commission covering the North-Atlantic. To improve regional coherence GEAR will also prepare by end of 2014 an Action ...

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Coast Guard, NOAA sign fleet plan agreement

Image Credit: USCG Senior leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) signed a Fleet Plan and Officer Exchange memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday at a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Charles Michel, deputy commandant for operations, and NOAA Vice Adm. Michael Devany, deputy under secretary for operations, were the signing officials for the joint letter of promulgation. The Coast Guard and NOAA have collaborated for over 200 years. The Fleet Plan supplements the Cooperative Maritime Strategy (CMS) that was signed in February 2013 and establishes a course of action to guide cooperation in the operation and maintenance of marine and aviation platforms. This direction also expands valuable inter-agency work currently underway, such as repairing NOAA ships at the Coast Guard Yard and advancing Arctic preparedness through collaboration with the Coast Guard's Arctic Shield test and evaluation program. The Officer Exchange MOU supports both the CMS and the Fleet Plan by allowing the exchange of officer personnel for the purpose of sharing professional knowledge, expertise, doctrine, and for the professional development of officers. Coast Guard officer candidates and the NOAA Corps already train together at the Coast Guard ...

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