IEA Commentary: 10 tips to stay cool in today’s heat
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Record temperatures are driving demand for cooling in Europe and Asia in 2018 (Photograph: Shutterstock) _x000D_ _x000D_ Across the world, extreme weather and prolonged heat waves are setting records. In Europe, the historical heat record – set in Athens 41 years ago – may be broken today if parts of Spain […]
Paris MoU LAUNCH OF JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON MARPOL Annex VI
The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI. _x000D_ The main objectives of this CIC are to: _x000D_ _x000D_ establish the level of compliance with the requirements of MARPOL Annex VI within the shipping […]
Court Orders Seafood Import Ban to Save Vaquita
_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-30 16:59:30 _x000D_ _x000D_ Responding to a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered the U.S. Government to ban seafood imports from Mexico caught with gillnets that kill the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. _x000D_ _x000D_ As few as 15 vaquita remain, and almost half the population […]
Saudi Arabia Halts Oil Shipments Through Bab el-Mandeb
File image_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-25 20:57:10 _x000D_ On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company announced that it would suspend all shipments through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb after an attack on its tankers off the […]
Asian Cruise Industry Registers Double-Digit Growth
_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-24 00:56:22 _x000D_ _x000D_ Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released its 2018 Asia Cruise Trends report indicating that most Asian source markets registered double-digit year-on-year growth in 2017. _x000D_ _x000D_ Asian sourced ocean cruise passenger numbers hit a record high in 2017 with 4.052 million taking an ocean cruise, an almost […]
Asian Piracy at Ten-Year Low
file photo _x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-18 19:06:06 _x000D_ _x000D_ ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has released its January to June 2018 report, noting a 10-year low in Asian piracy and armed robbery and a 15 percent decrease in cases compared to the same period in 2017. _x000D_ _x000D_ There were 40 incidents reported, with 11 of […]
First U.S. Offshore Wind Developer Acts on Fishing Gear
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Credit: Deepwater Wind_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-16 02:00:56 _x000D_ U.S. offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind has adopted a first-of-its-kind procedure designed to prevent impacts to commercial fishing gear from its activities. _x000D_ Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm […]
National First for Bangladesh Ship Recycling Yard
PHP yard_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-11 20:43:10 _x000D_ PHP Shipbreaking and Recycling Industries of Bangladesh has bought its first vessel to be recycled in accordance with the Hong Kong Convention. _x000D_ PHP was the first Bangladeshi recycling facility to receive statement of compliance with […]
China to Expand Air Pollution Measures
file photo _x000D_ By MarEx 2018-07-09 02:18:24 _x000D_ _x000D_ On July 3, China’s State Council released the full text of a three-year action plan to curb air pollution by 2020. _x000D_ _x000D_ Air pollution in China is now affecting 37 percent of China’s population, and measures taken so far are falling short of government goals […]
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