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Cleaner Seas is an online publication that covers the whole range of marine environmental issues and legislation, ranging from matters such as oil pollution prevention to control of funnel emissions and from the dumping of rubbish to use of antifoulings. It is produced with the active assistance and support of the major maritime organisations. Cleaner Seas has three main objectives: to keep shipping decision makers up to date with environmental issues, to inform a wider readership of what action is already being taken by shipping to prevent environmental damage and to project a balanced view of the industry’s environmental record, which is far better than the tabloid press would have us believe.
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As Part of LINCCS Consortium, Wärtsilä Advances Carbon Capture and Storage in Maritime
The LINCCS project is focused on reducing costs for new carbon...
Climate Change
Supporting Your Local Economy to Fight Climate Change
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges that we face today. Global issues such...
Innovation & technology
Using Renewable Energy to Power the Ships
While other modes of transportation are quickly making their way to go green, naval transport...
Oil spill
The BP Oil Spill
As we all know, the BP oil spill in 2010 was...
Environmental compliance
Boost aseptic process efficiency with enhanced diaphragm valves – now 25% more compact
Big aseptic performance, smaller Unique DV-ST UltraPure diaphragm valves. The all-new,...
Anti Piracy
Piracy: The Face Of A Modern Pirate
Say the word pirate to anyone these days and many would automatically think of Captain...
Ballast water
To Verify Ballast Water Treatment Systems Commissioning, MEPC73 Places Luminultra’s B-Qua in Pole Position
Until now, there was no requirement to prove that treated waters were compliant with the...
Marine Pollution
Isle of Man Ship Registry Believes Flag States Have an Important Role to Play in Promoting Green Shipping
The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) believes flag states have an important role to...
Wildlife
Ocean Acidification: Why it’s Dangerous for the Ocean and Sea Life
With forests being replaced by buildings and housing projects, carbon dioxide concentrations have also increased...
Ocean Acidification: Why it’s Dangerous for the Ocean and Sea Life
With forests being replaced by buildings and housing projects, carbon dioxide concentrations have also increased rapidly over the years. These have...
The BMA is a Proud Supporter of Marine Sustainability
As a maritime nation, consisting of an archipelago of some 700 islands, rocks and cays spread over some 100,000 square miles...
Overfishing: Why It’s Time To Tackle It Now Before It’s Too Late
Overfishing has been a growing problem around the world for years now and it happens when too much fish is caught...
Saving Coral Reefs: What’s Working for Scientists?
We see them mostly in photographs captured by divers who showcase their beauty underwater. But coral reefs are more than just...
Innovative 2,500 TEU Container Vessel “Trade Wings 2,500” from VPLP Design, Alwena Shipping, SDARI and AYRO receives Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas
Paris La Défense, 17 May 2021 – The “Trade Wings 2,500”, an innovative container ship with a capacity of 2,500 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent...
NORSEPOWER ANNOUNCES INSTALLATION OF FIVE TILTABLE ROTOR SAILS ON A VLOC CHARTERED BY VALE
New-build bulker utilises wind propulsion to maximise reduction of carbon emissions by up to 3,400 tons of CO2 per year. HELSINKI...
IHM Maintenance
Until recently the 2020-deadline for Inventory of Hazardous Materials Part I – hazardous materials in structure and equipment (IHM) for existing...
Blockchain Consortium Launched by Maritime Blockchain Labs and Rainmaking
According to the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), nearly 25% of all serious incidents onboard containerships were attributable to mis-declared cargo.
Piracy: The Face Of A Modern Pirate
Say the word pirate to anyone these days and many would automatically think of Captain Hook, arch nemesis of Peter Pan,...
Sea Piracy: The Impact on Seafarers and Their Families
Modern-day pirates may not wear an eye patch or wave a sword in your face, but they are more real and...
Anti Piracy: Seychelles – Paradise Under Attack by Pirates
By Lilly Black Seychelles has long had a reputation for being a honeymooner’s paradise. Beautiful beaches, palm trees, year round sunlight...
Panel Proposes New Jobs to Root Out Piracy
Piracy is the by-product of unemployment and disregard faced by entire generations of young men and women in Somalia, according to...