Oma causes widespread damage to Solomons
Cyclone Oma has caused extensive damage to the Solomon Islands and officials are concerned for food security and health in...
The hunt for fish pirates
For 10 years, a rogue fishing vessel and its crew plundered the world’s oceans, escaping repeated attempts of capture. Then...
Acid seas: Can New Zealand’s unique kaimoana survive climate change?
The carbon dioxide we pump into the atmosphere is making our seas more acidic. That changing chemistry is putting delicate marine...
Fossil Fuels (Not Wildfires) Biggest Source of a Key Arctic Climate Pollutant, Study Finds
Five years of testing at sites across the Arctic tracked seasonal fluctuations and sources of black carbon, which contributes to...
Washington State Ferries plans to convert its biggest vessels to electric power
Washington State Ferries announced plans Thursday to convert its three largest vessels from running on diesel fuel to electric power...
ICS: Sulfur cap a game changer, but bigger changes to come
“The 2020 global sulfur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics...
Swedish shipping industry prepares to go fossil-free by 2045
Shipowners’ Association is calling for government incentives to help in the transition to climate-friendly vessels, to meet national climate goals...
Fears for protected area after Solomons ship grounding
Environmentalists fear the grounding of a ship off Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands could bring more damage to a...
Ship runs aground off Solomons coast
A ship has run aground off the southern coast of the Solomon Islands and officials say bad weather is hampering...
Pacific e-waste shipments could increase
The Pacific Regional Environment Programme, or SPREP says it hopes the shipping company Swire will agree to increase the number...
Tropical Pacific could experience enhanced sea-level rise
Tropical waters in the Pacific will experience disproportionately high sea-level rise from climate change-induced polar ice melt, according to new...
African countries to feel the heat as cost of marine transport rises
Developing countries will be hit hard by the rising sea high transport costs mainly due their export-import imbalance in the...