High-risk, plastic litter zones for marine life in the North Atlantic
A new study, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has revealed five high-risk zones where floating plastic litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life.
Read moreA new study, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has revealed five high-risk zones where floating plastic litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life.
Read moreIn an effort to tackle with marine litter, the IMO MEPC 81, that took place 18-22 March 2024, discussed about the reporting procedures for lost containers and carriage of plastic pellets by sea and took important decisions towards. Containers lost overboard can be a serious hazard to navigation and safety at sea as well as to the marine environment.
Read moreAccording to the Danish Ministry of the Environment, discharge of scrubber water from ships is a significant source of several of the heavy metals and tar substances that pollute the marine environment.
Read moreMitsui O.S.K. Lines and Metro Weather announced the start of an experiment on the route between Tokyo and Fukuoka using Metro Weather's Doppler LiDAR, a long-range wind condition measurement device installed on the RORO vessel MUSASHI MARU-owned by MOL Group company.
Read moreAccording to Reuters, the oil leak from a capsized barge, carrying approximately 35,000 barrels of fuel oil off the coast of Tobago in early February, has been successfully halted, said the twin islands' government on 7th March 2024.
Read moreInvestigators find that the tugboat involved in the Trinidad Tobago oil spill incident, named Solo Creed, belonged to a director associated with a network of Panamanian companies known for transporting oil from Venezuela.
Read moreThe IMO is advancing efforts to ensure the safe transport of plastic pellets transported on ships, which can cause damage to the marine environment if released into the sea.
Read moreU.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound introduced a cetacean desk pilot program during a ceremony at Sector Puget Sound. The goal of the four-year pilot program, which is hosted in the Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), is to to safeguard endangered whales and mitigate adverse impacts of maritime vessel traffic on endangered and threatened large cetaceans (whales) in the Salish Sea.
Read moreEU Parliament and Council negotiators have reached an informal deal to extend discharge ban to include sewage and garbage.
Read moreSince February 7th, 2024, the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has been responding on an incident of an overturned vessel and a resulting oil spill near Cove Eco Industrial and Business Park in Tobago.
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