[ad_1] For the eighth consecutive year, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ended its annual meeting without designating marine protections in the waters off East Antarctica. Member governments also failed to reach consensus on designation of marine protected areas (MPAs)...
[ad_1] The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about a fire that broke out in the engine room of the towing vessel Jacob Kyle Rusthoven on September 12, 2018, citing crew actions as contributing to the severity of the...
[ad_1] Brazilian law enforcement authorities are investigating a Greek tanker operator over an alleged oil release off the coast of northeastern Brazil. Heavy petroleum sludge has been washing up along a 1,500 mile stretch of coastline since August 27, and volunteers and troops have removed...
[ad_1] Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Spirit is being renovated as part of the company's “The Norwegian Edge” program. Norwegian Spirit will enter dry dock at Chantier Naval de Marseille in France on January 2, 2020 for an over $100 million revitalization - the largest in...
[ad_1] On Wednesday, the European Commission confirmed media reports of a pending antitrust review of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri's plan to buy a French competitor, the cruise and naval shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique (formerly STX France). The day earlier, Fincantieri described the reports as hearsay: in...
[ad_1] “Carnival Panorama”, the new ship of Carnival Cruise Line, a brand under Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, was presented today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera (Venice) at the presence of the Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Paola...
[ad_1] On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man from a cruise ship at a position about 20 nautical miles east of Atlantic City. The crew of the cruise ship Mein Schiff contacted Sector Delaware Bay Coast Guard watchstanders at 1020 hours, reporting that there was...
[ad_1] On October 24, during the Our Ocean 2019 conference in Oslo, the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship initiative (SeaBOS) announced it has joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI). SeaBOS represents 10 of the world’s largest seafood companies. The companies committed to the initiative include...
[ad_1] A study by A.P. Moller - Maersk and Lloyd's Register indicates that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources, in particular: alcohol, biomethane, and ammonia. The study has found that the cost of transport will rise – not because...
[ad_1] Over a period of centuries, sails formed the basis of wind powered vessel propulsion until German aviation engineer Anton Flettner developed vertical-axis Magnus rotors that used the boundary layer effect to convert wind energy to vessel propulsion. During the latter 20th century, Canadian physics...
