Fehn Pollux on Her Way to Rebuilding – latest generation Eco-Flettner fitted in Leer
BY MAREX 2018-05-29 17:50:52 Fehn Pollux is on her way home. After arriving in Leer in late May, the 4200 dwt vessel will...
Launch of SSI Report: “Zero Emission Vessels, what needs to be done?”
Shipping faces huge challenges in finding affordable zero-emission fuels, against a background of poor financial returns and a global requirement...
Preventing disaster: Pacific maritime safety examined
New Zealand Defence Force aircraft are spending hundreds of expensive hours every year looking for missing fishing boats and ferries...
Tourism is responsible for nearly one tenth of the world’s carbon emissions
Air transport and an expanding demand for luxury travel mean the impact of the high-polluting industry is likely to continue growing...
Four American Samoan fishermen found
Four fishermen who spent hours huddling together on their capsized boat off the coast of American Samoa have been rescued....
Curt D. Storlazzi, et al. 2018. Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding
Abstract Sea levels are rising, with the highest rates in the tropics, where thousands of low-lying coral atoll islands are...
The US military paid for a study on sea level rise. The results were scary.
More than a thousand low-lying tropical islands risk becoming "uninhabitable" by the middle of the century — or possibly sooner — because...
Polynesian navigators meet over environment
For the first time 25 traditional Polynesian voyaging leaders have gathered to discuss how they can work towards creating a...
Documentary supports Chamorro links to Taiwan
Ancient Chamorros were maritime voyagers from the northern part of the Philippines and parts of Taiwan, according to a new...
Surging crude price risks major oil shock
The world risks a full-blown oil shock within months as three geostrategic crises come to the boil and Saudi Arabia...
Wind Propulsion is an Essential Tool in Shipping’s Decarbonisation Efforts says the International Windship Association
The International Windship Association, along with it’s 40-plus member companies and organisations is positioned to help the shipping industry meet...
Pacific urged to modernise shipping industry
The Pacific is being urged to use a commitment by the international shipping industry to reduce emissions as an opportunity...