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Op-Ed: To Reduce Microplastics in the Ocean, Reduce Plastic Production

Published May 5, 2024 8:11 PM by Richard Thompson

Thirty years ago, while counting barnacles, limpets and seaweeds along rocky shores, I started noticing a daily tide of litter, mostly plastic. As a marine biology PhD student at Liverpool University, I kept removing it, but the next day, there’d be more. I’m now a leading international expert on microplastics, a term I coined on May 7 2004 to describe fragments of plastic measuring as small as a millionth of a metre. As I...

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Kangei Maru's predecessor, Nisshin Maru (File image courtesy Australian Customs and Border Protection Service)

Japan's New Whaling Ship Raises Concerns for Conservationists

Published May 5, 2024 6:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Japanese whaling industry has gained more capacity with the launch of Kangei Maru, a new whaling mother ship that can process tons of whale meat at sea. The vessel is now the world’s only whaling fleet mother ship, owned by Tokyo-based seafood company Kyodo Senpaku. The ship is replacing Nisshin Maru, which Kyodo Senpaku retired in November after decades of whaling operations. The vessel became infamous for its whale hunting expeditions in the Antarctic Ocean, which led to frequent...

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COSCO

To Safely Transit the Red Sea, Shadow a Chinese Ship

Published May 5, 2024 4:10 PM by CIMSEC

  [By Clay Robinson] It was a sunny morning with calm seas on March 6, 2024, a fine day for sailing the tranquil waters of the Gulf of Aden. The crew of M/V True Confidence, however, were on edge: less than 10 hours before, their ship had come under attack from a Houthi-launched Iranian missile. Through sheer luck, the missile missed its intended target, and the ship continued its westerly journey bound for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At 11:34 AM, the crew’s...

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Vice Adm. B Siva Kumar leads the ceremony for the keel-laying, May 3 (Indian Navy)

India Holds Keel Laying for Next-Generation Patrol Vessels

Published May 5, 2024 2:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Friday, the keel laying ceremony of the Indian Navy’s first Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) was held at Goa Shipyard. The ceremony comes over a year after the Indian Ministry of Defense finalized contracts for 11 NGOPVs under the Buy India program for indigenously designed and manufactured defense platforms. Of the 11 vessels, seven will be built by GSL and the other four by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The total cost of this indigenous...

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Australia Issues First Feasibility Licenses for Offshore Wind Farms

  Seeking to catch up with other parts of the developed world, Australia has issued the first of potentially a dozen feasibility licenses that could generate as much as 25 GW of electricity if all are completed. The awarding of the licenses came a year after Australia closed what it reports was a heavily oversubscribed first solicitation which included many of the best-known companies developing offshore wind assets. Australia adopted a regulatory framework for offshore wind energy at the end...

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Shipbuilding

Ferry for McAllister

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches New Ferry for Long Island Sound

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has launched and christened a new vessel to help Long Island's commuters dodge traffic. The newly-built Long Island will serve passengers on the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company line, which offers departures every 60-90 minutes on a short and convenient trip across Long Island Sound. The newbuild ferry has Tier IV engines and can carry up to 124 cars across the Sound at speeds of up to 17 knots. Its design is based on two previous...

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Environment

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Energy Insetting is the Key to Unlock the Potential of Future Fuels

  The maritime industry is facing an ever-tightening regulatory environment in its efforts to achieve its ambitious net-zero target by the middle of this century. For meaningful progress to be achieved, the industry needs two things: practical solutions, together with a detailed understanding of the actual impact of various long and short-term measures on the industry’s future decarbonization pathway. This extends beyond purely technical considerations, encompassing the entire value chain, and accounting...

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Business

Maersk containership

Maersk Raises 2024 Outlook While Cautioning of Long-Term Challenges

  Maersk reported what management called “a positive start” to the year in its first quarter results that was in line with expectations which prompted the company to raise its overall outlook for 2024 despite continued challenges. In a perverse sense, the Houthis’ attacks and disruptions in the Red Sea helped the company but failed to excite the investment community. The result was the stock declined more than four percent with many analysts saying the guidance was disappointing. The price...

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