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On Thursday morning, a cargo ship hit a mine off the coast of Romania, sustaining minor damage. "The vessel reportedly experienced an explosion at approximately 0920 UTC (GMT). The vessel dropped anchor for a short period to assess the damage," said security consultancy Ambrey in an...

Belgian tanker major Euronav NV confirmed the recent flurry of speculations engulfing discussions between […] The post Frontline to acquire 24 VLCCs from Euronav for $2.35 billion as part of talks to end ‘structural deadlock’ appeared first on Offshore Energy. [ad_2] News source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/worldmaritimenews Go to original post...

A team of researchers at Cornell University and Princeton have shown that the ocean can expel microplastics into the air in droplets when waves break, and the sea could be sending as much as 100,000 tonnes of ultrafine plastic particles airborne every year. An estimated 20 million...