Japan Killed 122 Pregnant Whales
Credit: Sea Shepherd _x000D_ BY MAREX 2018-05-28 22:48:23 _x000D_ Humane Society International has expressed outrage that 122 pregnant female whales were killed this year in the Southern Ocean as part of Japan’s whaling program NEWREP-A. The information was contained in newly published meeting papers from the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee meeting held in Slovenia in […]
Asia's Turtle Trade Out of Control
Black Spotted Turtle _x000D_ BY MAREX 2018-05-28 20:41:20 _x000D_ Asia’s illegal trade in the Black Spotted Turtle is spiraling out of control with a new TRAFFIC study showing over 10,000 individuals have been seized in two years, eclipsing numbers recorded in a previous six-year study. _x000D_ Black Spotted Turtle Trade in Asia II: A seizure analysis […]
U.S. and UK to Study Antarctic Glacier's Risk of Collapse
The Thwaites Glacier (IceBridge / NASA) _x000D_ BY MAREX 2018-04-30 20:45:00 _x000D_ The U.S. and the UK are launching a multi-year, $25 million joint research campaign to study the Thwaites Glacier, a giant Antarctic ice sheet that has sped up its motion in recent years. _x000D_ Scientists are concerned that if Thwaites and an adjacent, similar ice […]
Could Icebergs Solve Cape Town's Water Crisis?
BY MAREX 2018-05-01 21:18:00 _x000D_ Capt. Nick Sloane, the salvage master who worked with the late Capt. Rich Habib to refloat the Costa Concordia, has proposed an audacious solution to Cape Town’s severe water shortage: icebergs. _x000D_ In an interview with Reuters, Sloane said that he is seeking investors for a plan to tow Antarctic icebergs into the Benguela […]
UN body adopts climate change strategy for shipping
Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London have adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships, setting out a vision to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping and phase them out, as soon as possible in this century. _x000D_ The vision confirms IMO’s commitment to […]
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ECDIS: What Happens When the GPS Signal Goes Away?
_x000D_ BY CAPTAIN RICHARD MADDEN _x000D_ The U.S. Maritime Administration issued U.S. Maritime Alert 2018-004 A “Possible GPS Interference – Eastern Mediterranean Sea” on March 23 in in response to reports of GPS disruptions and interference from multiple vessels and aircraft between Cyprus and Port Said, Egypt. These reports come on the heels of multiple warnings […]
Compliance Challenges
New regulations and evolving technologies to meet them are giving shipowners a headache. _x000D_ _x000D_ BY PAUL BENECKI 2018-03-20 22:04:00 _x000D_ (Article originally published in Jan/Feb 2018 edition.) _x000D_ Wastewater is ubiquitous on land and sea, and ships create multiple streams of effluent as they voyage from one port to the next. Their ballast systems discharge […]
The Challenge of Defending Subsea Cables
_x000D_ U.S. Navy diver inspects a subsea cable, Hawaii, 2015 (USN file image) _x000D_ BY CIMSEC 2018-03-20 21:27:00 _x000D_ [By Pete Barker] _x000D_ For centuries, the sea has enabled trade between nations. Shipping continues to underpin international commerce today. But there is another unseen contribution that the oceans make to the current global order. Deep below […]
Going beyond GDP: accounting for natural capital and the interactions between the economy and the environment
The most common indicator used to measure and compare economic performance is Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It looks at income, but says nothing about wealth and assets that underlie this income. _x000D_ For example, the exploitation of mineral resources increases GDP, but actually depletes the wealth of any given country. Even environmental pollution may increase […]
