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Maritime News
DP World Joins Clean Seas Initiative to Cut Maritime Plastic Waste
DP World has joined the Maritime Association for Clean Seas (MACS), expanding its efforts to reduce plastic waste across global…
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Marine World
Swedish Coast Guard Boards Bulk Carrier Suspected of Dumping Waste in Baltic Sea
Swedish authorities have boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Gothenburg following reports that the vessel dumped waste…
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Maritime News
Report: Russia’s Shadow Fleet is Pumping Oily Waste Overboard
Russia’s “shadow fleet” tankers are in the habit of dumping oily waste into the water, according to a review of…
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Port News
Finland bans ship waste discharges in first for maritime environmental law
Starting today, it will be illegal for cargo ships to discharge toilet wastewater, sulphuric wash water, and scrubber sludge into…
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Maritime News
Everllence and Plastic Fischer Partner in Fight Against Plastic Waste
[By: Everllence] Everllence has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with social enterprise, Plastic Fischer. As part of the partnership, rivers…
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Scientific Mission to Map Barrels of Radioactive Waste Dumped in the Ocean
A team of scientists is preparing to take to the sea to carry out a critical mission of mapping…
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Maritime News
Plastic Waste Drifts Ashore After MSC Boxship Sinks
With monsoon season getting into full swing off India's southwest coast, salvors are gearing up to manage the risk…
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Video: Storm Scatters Bags of Oily Waste From Spill Cleanup in Russia
The bunker-fuel cleanup in the Kerch Strait region encountered a setback over the Christmas holidays: renewed stormy weather, combined…
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Marine World
GAO Report Reveals Massive Waste in Navy’s $3.7B Cruiser Modernization Program
The U.S. Navy’s ambitious modernization program for its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers has largely failed to meet its objectives, resulting in…
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Marine World
Albania Seizes Smuggled Hazardous Waste Containers That Set Off Global Outcry
By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Albanian prosecutors ordered that containers filled with suspected hazardous industrial waste be seized after the…
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