29 JAN 2022 110 years after a Dutch sailing schooner first took to the seas, the vessel is set to return to its origins becoming the first modern sail commercial sailing cargo ship operating in the North Sea. The Dutch start-up EcoClipper, which plans to provide a sustainable cargo service …
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28 JAN 2022 From sea to land to sky, Earth’s systems are contaminated with synthetic substances, and scientists warn it has already pushed the integrity of our planet over the brink. Today, there are about 350,000 human-made chemicals on the market, including plastics, pesticides, industrial chemicals, cosmetic chemicals, antibiotics, and other drugs. The fact this …
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23 JAN 2022 Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations by a U.S. advocacy group that they had shipped cargoes of Iranian oil, documents seen by Reuters show. Countries targeted by tougher U.S. sanctions, including Iran and …
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22 JAN 2022 Authorities in Ghana have been forced to withdraw a mandatory vaccination policy for seafarers entering the country over concerns that shipping lines will skip its ports, which would have potentially undermined its position as a shipping gateway for West Africa. Ghana, which has managed to vaccinate 16 …
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27 JAN 2022 On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean in all directions. As word of the eruption spread, government agencies on surrounding islands and in places as far away as New Zealand, Japan and even the …
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26 JAN 2022 Somalia is embroiled in a political crisis as tensions soar between its president and prime minister. With parliamentary elections slated to end on February 25, the political environment remains uncertain. This has led to concern in the EU about the future of anti-piracy operations off the Coast …
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