News tagged with marine shipping
Fighting ecological invaders efficiently
Siemens is using a special water-treatment technique to make ship traffic more environmentally friendly. By disinfecting the ballast water in ships, a system named Sicure protects marine environments from ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Exxon Valdez oil spill tanker banned from India
The Exxon Valdez tanker that was involved in a huge oil spill off Alaska in 1989 has been banned from entering India where it was due to be dismantled, state officials said Wednesday.
May 09, 2012 |
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As ice melts in Far North, opportunities abound to advance Canada's oceanic laws
Thinning ice resulting from climate change in the Arctic is happening far faster than experts previously imagined. With it come new global shipping routes and growing interest in natural resource development and regional ...
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Feb 17, 2012 |
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New computer program promises to save the whales
Researchers at the University of Montreal have developed a computer programme that enables regulators to evaluate the ecological and economic tradeoffs between marine mammal conservation, whale watching and ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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NZ oil spill may hurt marine ecosystems, experts say
Experts have warned of damage to marine ecosystems after the cargo ship Rena struck a New Zealand reef and leaked around 50 tons of oil into the Bay of Plenty.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Scientists to study effects of shipping containers lost at sea
Each year, an estimated 10,000 shipping containers fall off container ships at sea. Although many of these containers float at the surface for months, most eventually sink to the seafloor. No one knows what ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Technologies could reduce shipping pollution in Arctic by 60 percent or more
New research led by the University of Delaware evaluates the potential cost and effect of technologies aimed at reducing emissions from marine shipping, especially when targeting the Arctic.
Jan 07, 2011 |
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China ship 'gouged two-mile scar' in Great Barrier Reef
A Chinese ship that spent nine days stranded on the Great Barrier Reef gouged a three-kilometre (two-mile) scar in the coral that could take decades to recover, a top expert said on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Australia questions crew of ship that ran aground
(AP) -- The crew of a coal-carrying ship that ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and is leaking oil will be questioned Tuesday about why their vessel was in a restricted area, an official said.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Shipping map helps combat invasive species at sea
Invasive species that hitch a ride on cargo ships pose a rising threat to marine biodiversity, with the potential to inflict costs in the billions of dollars.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Tackling new Arctic challenges from space
International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the 'Space and the Arctic workshop' to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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