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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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Wärtsilä’s Next-level Predictive Maintenance Service Can Lead to NYK Adopting the Solution for Entire Fleet
The agreement was signed in January 2021 and, the programme could...
Climate Change
Ocean Acidification And Climate Change
we are all in agreement that climate change does indeed see wildlife and their survivalist...
Innovation & technology
West Indies Petroleum Partners with BP to Make a Difference in the Region
WIP enters into a long-term exclusive supply agreement with bp.
Oil spill
The BP Oil Spill
As we all know, the BP oil spill in 2010 was...
Environmental compliance
The 0.5% Sulfur Ceiling And Other Numbers Ruling The Waves
As the world looks back at the devastating effects of 2020,...
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
The Ocean’s Plastic Problem Is Getting Worse With COVID-19
Just when things couldn’t get worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has added to an already alarming...
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...
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.
MacGregor to Deliver Another Eight Complete Hatch Cover Sets to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
These build on contracts secured earlier this year to supply 18 hatch cover sets for the same series of containerships, bringing...
Thordon Retrofits Solves Navenor’s Bearing Problems
Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet,...
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...