Gemini News
Norwegian Researchers Test "Automated Coast Guard" for Data Collection
[By Live Oftedahl] NTNU researchers from AMOS, the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems, used small satelli...
Want to Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean? Burn It Like Coal
[By Kathrine Nitter] Using non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternative to coal may prevent huge volumes of plastic from bein...
Better Cybersecurity at Sea Starts With the Crew
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] It was the afternoon of June 27, 2017, when nearly every computer serving the Danish shipping giant Maersk...
Norwegian Researchers Want to Repower Offshore Rigs With Fuel Cells
[By Christina Benjaminsen] Research scientists from SINTEF and NTNU are working to develop technologies and concepts to ma...
LNG Carriers Account for a Quarter of Shipping Emissions in the Arctic
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] In 2021, just 26 natural gas tankers cruised through Arctic waters, as compared to the hundreds of fishing...
Scientists Call for a Limit on Plastic Production to Address Pollution
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] Now, after the United Nations’ historic decision to adopt a global treaty to end plastic pollut...
Norwegian Startup Plans to Build Electric Seaplane for Coastal Routes
[By Håvard Egge] A Norwegian company is developing a small electric seaplane that can change local passenger traffic...
Tracking the Spread of Toxic Chemicals Through the Arctic
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] At first, it was a simple question: what exactly did oil pollution do to grey seals off the coast of...
Plastics Leach More Toxins Into the Water Than Previously Known
[By Steinar Brandslet] Hundreds, maybe thousands, of chemicals from plastics can leach into water under natural conditions. Thi...
Ocean Plastic is Destroying a Remote Nature Reserve off Norway
[By Steinar Brandslet] Mausund and the Froan Nature Reserve in Trøndelag have had notable problems with plastic lit...