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NGOs Welcome Guidance on IMO Plans for Reducing Underwater Noise
[By Clean Arctic Alliance]As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 12)…
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NGOs Sues to Protect Whales from Ships Docking in California’s Ports
The never-ending controversy over commercial ships’ threats to endangered whales and other species in the Californian waters has flared up…
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Animal Welfare NGOs Protest Calf Shipments
The EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare Olivér Várhelyi has responded to a letter from animal welfare NGOs about the plight…
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NGOs Again Urge EU to Stop Unweaned Calf Transport by Sea
A joint letter has been sent to EU Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi urging the Commission to halt the transport…
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NGOs Call for IMO Action on an Arctic HFO Ban
As shipping activity heats up in the Arctic, environmental advocates are encouraging the IMO to take action on the…
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NGOs Try to Recover Funds from Bolloré Logistics Sale, Alleging Corruption
France's Bolloré Group has been dogged by allegations of corruption in its African ports division for more than a…
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Shipping Companies and NGOs Warn of Harmful Consequences of Biofuels
The battle lines are being drawn for the next round of alternative fuel debate and the steps that will contribute…
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NGOs Warn That Sustainable Seafood Label May Hide High-Seas Labor Abuses
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds itself under fire again over its vetting standards, this time for allegedly overlooking…
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NGOs Call for Ban on Scrubber Discharge in Northern Europe
A coalition of environmental groups has called for a regional ban on scrubber washwater discharge in Northern Europe, citing…
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NGO’s Migrant Rescue Ship Wins Detention Reprieve from Italian Courts
The group Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) is reporting that it won a significant victory from the…
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