Oceans
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Maritime News
World Oceans Day: IMO Urges Nations to Put Policies into Practice
To mark World Ocean Day on 8 June, the IMO is calling on its 176 Member States and the global…
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Maritime News
Microplastics Could Affect the Ocean’s Ability to Absorb Carbon
[By Ingebjørg Hestvik]“We study how plastic affects what we call ecosystem services, that is, the services we receive from ecosystems. When…
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Maritime News
Power Struggles Over the Ocean’s Resources Call for Creative Diplomacy
[By Jonas Gamso and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq]Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90%…
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Maritime News
GTT Bags Hanwha Ocean’s Contract to Design Tanks for LNG Carriers
French engineering specialist GTT has secured an order from Hanwha Ocean shipyard for the tank design of seven new liquefied…
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Maritime News
Researchers Say the Oceans Have Passed a Milestone for Acidification
[By Anna Napolitano]The past 12 months have been worrying for researchers who study the chemistry of the ocean. More and more…
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Port News
Beijing places sanctions on Hanwha Ocean’s American assets
China has sanctioned five American subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean, the South Korean shipbuilder formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine…
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Marine World
Russia Begins Major Naval Drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic Sea
Russia on Wednesday began major navy drills involving more than 150 vessels and 15,000 military personnel in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and…
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Maritime News
FarSounder Expands Science Capabilities with Whale & Trash Report Feature
[By: FarSounder] FarSounder is excited to announce the release of a new citizen science feature in its latest SonaSoft™ software…
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Maritime News
Establishment of the OCEANS at The University of Osaka in April 2025
[By: ClassNK] The University of Osaka (President: Atsushi Kumanogoh), in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (President: Yukito Higaki, 'Imabari…
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Maritime News
Opinion: Stronger Regulations Needed to Protect Our Oceans
Every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years.This…
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