Microplastics Could Affect the Ocean's Ability to Absorb Carbon

Published May 24, 2026 7:07 PM by Gemini News

[By Ingebjørg Hestvik] “We study how plastic affects what we call ecosystem services, that is, the services we receive from ecosys...

RINA Awards AiP for Energy Harvesting Ship That Could Become Green Supplier

Published May 22, 2026 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

RINA awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to a unique concept vessel that would be an energy-harvesting ship, design...

Published May 22, 2026 6:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority recently granted the first authorization for an ammonia bunker operation that will use shi...

Published May 19, 2026 7:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union’s flagship Horizon Europe research and innovation program is providing a €5 million ($5.8 million) grant to an...

Published May 19, 2026 7:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ethanol, although a common and widely available fuel, was mostly overlooked in the discussions on maritime alternative fuels. Last...

Published May 17, 2026 3:34 PM by The Conversation

[By Sarah Foster and Amanda Vincent] Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world’s fisheries catches by weight and raise sign...

Published May 15, 2026 11:04 AM by The Maritime Executive

Norway has introduced a new set of requirements mandating offshore vessels to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from 2029. The...

Published May 1, 2026 7:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactic...

Published May 1, 2026 5:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two weeks of hard-fought discussions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the approach to the Net-Zero Framework (N...

Published Apr 29, 2026 11:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Researchers have long understood that land-based pollution sources are a leading cause of environmental harm in the ocean, from pl...