Shipping – which transports about 90% of global trade – is, statistically, the least environmentally damaging mode of transport when its productive value is taken into consideration.  For example, the […]

Giant bulk carrier runs aground on reef off Mauritius A giant bulk carrier ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on Saturday evening, despite warnings from the local coast guard […]

  What should shipyards, shipowners and operators do now? For new building projects, shipyards, shipowners and operators should be aware that if delivery of the vessel is on or after […]

The International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships. […]

Plymouth-based M SUBS Ltd were commissioned to design the 24m ‘Oceanus’. Set to usher in a new era for net zero oceanography and advanced international marine research, Plymouth Marine Laboratory […]

Phykos is trying to pioneer a new form of carbon sequestration: using automated boats to grow seaweed in the middle of the ocean, then sinking it to the ocean floor. […]

We recently posted about the dire conditions of Texas and Gulf Coast oyster beds that have been devastated by floods, droughts, and hurricanes. In contrast, here is good news about oyster bed […]

Persian Gulf, Arabic Baḥr Fāris, Persian Khalīj-e Fārs,  shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Iran. The sea has an area of about 93,000 square miles (241,000 square km). […]

What is the main purpose of the convention for preventing ship collisions at sea COLREG? The 1972 COLREG Convention was designed to update and replace the Collision Regulations of 1960 […]

EODev’s electro-hydrogen power solutions are approved for the maritime sector. Testing, inspection, and certification company Bureau Veritas has approved Energy Observer Developments’ (EODev) second-generation REXH2 for use by the maritime […]