Italian Navy Tests Piracy Response in Gulf of Guinea |
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Shipping sector actors commit to deepen cooperation The Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG), has held its annual cocktail event with a call on all stakeholders in the port and shipping sector to resort to dialogue as they seek ways of resolving challenges confronting the sector. The annual cocktail event is aimed at bringing players in the port and shipping sector together for networking and discussion of pertinent issues pertaining to the sector. | | |
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‘Pirates’ on Weija reservoir, fisherfolk in distress The reservoir upstream has become a hotspot for piracy where armed men in canoes rob fishermen of their catch and personal belongings, including fishing gear. This practice has festered over the years due to an ongoing territorial fishing warfare where fishing communities upstream prevent fishers downstream from fishing in their territory. | | |
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| | Want to Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean? Burn It Like Coal Since the 1950s, human beings have generated at least 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste. However, only nine percent of this waste has been recycled and only 12 percent utilized as fuel. The remaining 79 percent has been dumped, and much of it has ended up in the oceans. Most of the plastic that reaches the oceans is non-recyclable and, according to recent studies, even if we continue to develop effective waste collection and recycling systems, there will still be large volumes of plastics that cannot be recycled | | |
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| | On World Oceans Day, Global Fishing Watch Unmasks Global "Dark Fleet" Using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellites, coupled with machine learning algorithms, Global Fishing Watch has figured out how to automatically track vessels without the use of satellite AIS. By analyzing the entire archive of Sentinel-1 radar imagery, Global Fishing Watch has isolated 20 million data points showing the movements of sea-going vessels over about 30 feet in length. | | |
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| | Lowering containership emissions through Just In Time arrivals Just In Time (JIT) arrivals allow ships to optimise speed during their voyage to arrive in port when berth, fairway and nautical services are available. Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using JIT arrival, according to a new study, commissioned by the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050’s Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA). | | |
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| | Photos: Italian Navy Tests Piracy Response in Gulf of Guinea While there has been a significant decline in piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea, in part due to the presence of international forces, the perceived threat to merchant ships remains high. The Italian authorities increased the level of safety on board national ships at MARSEC 2 and last week undertook a training exercise in the Gulf of Guinea testing readiness and the systems in place to respond to threats to a merchant ship. | | |
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| | Plymouth Marine Labs Commissions Midsize Unmanned Surface Vessel Britain’s Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has unveiled the design for a long-range autonomous research vessel that it hopes will help lower the carbon impact of oceanography and advanced international marine research. PML has commissioned M Subs Ltd, the firm behind the IBM-backed Mayflower Autonomous Ship program, to design a fully unmanned 24 meter vessel - the future RV Oceanus. | | |
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| | Revitalization: collective action for the ocean The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen, it is home to most of earth’s biodiversity, and is the main source of protein for more than a billion people around the world. Not to mention, the ocean is key to our economy with an estimated 40 million people being employed by ocean-based industries by 2030. | | |
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Canadian Coast Guard Looks to Charter Interim Research Vessel The Canadian Coast Guard has begun a search for a temporary replacement for its now retired research vessel. According to a report from CBC, the government has already begun to charter vessels and is now developing a plan to meet its research needs after its oldest serving vessel, the 59-year-old CCGS Hudson, was forced into retirement by an engine failure in November 2021. A new vessel has been ordered for the Coast Guard but it is not expected to be delivered until 2025, barring construction delays. | | |
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An Exploration of Unconventional Pathways to Collective Action for the Ocean Special Watch the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute’s World Oceans Day Special – an exploration of unconventional pathways to collective action for the ocean with author of The Global Ocean, Rochelle Strauss. |
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