Tag: underwater noise

The Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) has agreed on an Action Plan to further prevent and reduce underwater radiated noise (URN) from ships.

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 10) opens today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on the maritime sector to reduce the impact of underwater noise from shipping on Arctic wildlife.

A new initiative has emerged during COP 28, the “2030 Shipping Pact for People and Nature (SPPaN)”, to address the interconnected challenges of pollution, biodiversity loss, and the climate crisis and the potential co-benefits of shipping decarbonization for people and nature.

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.