Tag: underwater noise

The University of Southampton has initiated a study, commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), to evaluate the relationship between measures designed to improve ship energy efficiency and the emission of underwater radiated noise (URN).

NGO Clean Arctic Alliance explains the impact of underwater noise on marine life and calls for the International Maritime Organization to tackle the issue. 

The 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 3-7 July 2023, approved revised Guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life.

The 80th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will take place from 3-7 July 2023, and the entire maritime industry is holding its breath in anticipation as the MEPC is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas (GHG) Strategy.

The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 9) agreed draft revised Guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life.

The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the progress made by the IMO to address the impact of underwater noise from ships on marine wildlife.

The Clean Arctic Alliance called for urgent action to address the impact of underwater noise from ships on Arctic wildlife, as a meeting of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 9) opens in London from 23 to 27 January.

One of the less known ways to reduce fuel consumption and consequently lower emissions is air lubrication.

Vessels entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to temporarily slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall. Washington state will launch this strategy from British Columbia on a trial basis, in order to help the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered killer whales.

ICS is encouraging the shipping industry to take action to reduce the risk of harm to endangered whale species, saying that significant steps have already been taken by the industry to help protect marine mammals.