The World Maritime University, the United Nations educational institute launched by the IMO 35 years ago, has expanded into Ocean Research, with a cal
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A British institution has launched an initiative to collect ocean data and make it publicly available. The database can be used to link human activ
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The United Nations special envoy for the Ocean has called on shipping to decarbonise totally by the end of the century. Speaking at the Nor-Shipping
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THE rapid rise of the cruise industry is putting pressure on ports as popular ones handle hundreds of vessel calls and hundreds of thousands of passen
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WITH the dust settling after the recent decisions at the IMO's MEPC meeting about the CO2 reduction goals for shipping, and of course the pending 2020
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OUTOKUMPU is a Finnish steel maker that, like many European heavy industries, are duty bound to abide by a number of growing environmental rules and s
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THE seas off the Scottish Islands of the Orkney’s are not known for being the most hospitable in winter, but for researchers they are perfect when it
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PRESS RELEASE: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed a new partnership agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Deve
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PRESS RELEASE: Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is now under way at the Port of Gothenburg. The facility will open up new opport
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(Reuters) - The Netherlands has given provisional approval to Gunvor to add a fuel upgrading unit at its Rotterdam refinery, according to a document s
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PRESS RELEASE: In another major step towards bringing rigid sails onto powered ships, Eco Marine Power announced it has signed a patent license agree
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PRESS RELEASE: Leading environmental organizations and the global shipping industry have joined in calling for an explicit prohibition on the carr
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Last week the European Parliament agreed proposals to boost energy efficiency by 35%, and to increase the share of renewables in the total energy mix
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PRESS RELEASE: A team of chemistry researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute has developed nanostructured surface coatings that have
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PRESS RELEASE; Norges Bank has decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been placed und
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Press Release: Damen’s Ballast Water Treatment service is now available in eight Northern European Ports. Ship owners are now able to treat their unma
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THE operational experience of some of the world’s first ever methanol-powered tankers could help other shipowners in their strategic decisions relatin
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Press release: The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh is set to begin i
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