MPA Singapore launches safety campaign

Maritime Port Authority of Singapore has launched an industry-wide campaign to promote a safety-first culture at sea.
Ocean acidification threatens Alaskan fisheries

Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to new NOAA-led research that will be published online in Progre...
Marine 'pest' may prove useful in anti-fouling paints

Barnacles have always been a big problem for the maritime industry but their adhesive properties, which enable them to cling to a ship's hull, may hekp to develop improved anti-fouling paints, accordi...
Raytheon to debut maritime security solution at SMM 2014, Germany

German navigation system maker Raytheon Anschütz has developed a new shipborne security solution, ShipGuard, which integrates the vessels existing navigation systems such as AIS and radar with a suite...
"Nuisance flooding" on increase in US

Eight of the top 10 U.S. cities that have seen an increase in so-called "nuisance flooding" - which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and compromise...
Study: an Arctic oil well blowout could spread more than 1,000km

Oil from a spill or oil well blowout in the Arctic waters of Canada's Beaufort Sea could easily become trapped in sea ice and potentially spread more than 1,000 kilometres to the west coast of Alaska,...

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