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Monday, March 14, 2022
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Could A Subsea Solar Power Cable Link Australia To Singapore?

By James Thornhill (Bloomberg) Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest have committed more cash to a A$30 billion ($21.9

March 14, 2022
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Sunday, March 13, 2022
Having Contributed Essentially Nothing To Climate Change, Easter Island Is Struggling Against Its Threats
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Having Contributed Essentially Nothing To Climate Change, Easter Island Is Struggling Against Its Threats

By Eric Roston and Carolina Gonzalez(Bloomberg) –Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a 14-mile-long triangle of land that sits 2,300 miles

March 13, 2022
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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Maersk Truck OnBridge
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Maersk Wants 730,000 Tons Of Methanol By 2025

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the world’s largest oil consumers, has partnered with six energy companies to jump-start

March 10, 2022
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Says Hydrogen Tanker Test Proved Feasible
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Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries Says Hydrogen Tanker Test Proved Feasible

TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) – Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and other Japan-based firms said on Tuesday that a pilot project to transport hydrogen

March 8, 2022
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
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California Startup Inches Closer To Building A Fast Electric Foiling Ferry

With much of the world’s ferry fleet in need of renewal and increasing regulatory pressure to cut emissions, operators are seeking alternatives without

February 17, 2022
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
EU Joined By 13 Countries To Form Coalition To Protect Ocean Biodiversity
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EU Joined By 13 Countries To Form Coalition To Protect Ocean Biodiversity

(Bloomberg) –The EU and 13 other countries including Canada, India and the United Kingdom have agreed to form a coalition to protect biodiversity in the

February 13, 2022
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
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Rotterdam Ranks as Europe’s Top Carbon Polluting Port, NGO Says

T&E’s ranking of Europe’s ports by carbon emissions puts the spotlight on ports to do more to clean up shipping while industry profits soar. Rotterdam

February 2, 2022
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Wake in the ocean
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Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers Land First Customers for New Green Tech Solution

Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers have signed on a their customers to a new green technology solution, called Njord, which aims to accelerate cost-effective

February 2, 2022
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Monday, January 31, 2022
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Ports of Los Angeles and Shanghai Launch ‘Green Shipping Corridor’ to Reduce Emissions from One of the World’s Busiest Trade Routes

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Shanghai have announced a partnership to create a “first-of-its-kind” green shipping corridor in a bid to

January 31, 2022
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine
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U.K. Wind Farms Report Record Output

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) U.K. wind farms produced a record amount of energy on Saturday, helping to ease the country’s dependence on expensive fossil

January 30, 2022
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Singapore Anchorage
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DNV to Lead ‘Pioneering’ Ammonia Bunkering Safety Study in Singapore

Classification society DNV been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore. The

January 26, 2022
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DP World Joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
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DP World Joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Dubai-based port operator and cargo logistics specialist DP World has entered into a strategic partnership with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon

January 26, 2022
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Maersk Supply Service Launches New Offshore Charging Station Company
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Maersk Supply Service Launches New Offshore Charging Station Company

Maersk Supply Service has announced plans to launch an offshore vessel-charging company to help support maritime industry’s decarbonization efforts by

January 25, 2022
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
NYK and Knutsen Group Launch Liquefied CO2 Shipping Company
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NYK and Knutsen Group Launch Liquefied CO2 Shipping Company

Japan’s NYK and Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group have announced plans to launch joint venture liquified CO2 shipping and storage company. The

January 20, 2022
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Monday, January 17, 2022
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Shipping and Renewable Lobby Groups Join Forces to Advance Global Green Fuel Transition

The International Chamber of Shipping has announced a strategic partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to further support for the

January 17, 2022
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
STS080-733-021 Kuwait City, Al Burqan Oil Field, Kuwait November 1996, NASA Photo ID STS080-733-21
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Kuwait, One Of The World’s Wealthiest Oil Exporters, Is Becoming Unlivable

By Fiona MacDonald (Bloomberg) –Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable in the summer. About two-thirds of the

January 16, 2022
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Saturday, January 15, 2022
Why The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Eruption Was So Violent
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Why The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai Eruption Was So Violent

By Shane Cronin (Conversation) The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has

January 15, 2022
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Massive Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Pacific Tsunami
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Massive Tonga Volcano Eruption Triggers Pacific Tsunami

By Jahnavi Nidumolu and Renju Jose Jan 15 (Reuters) – An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for

January 15, 2022
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Ecuador Expands Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area
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Ecuador Expands Galapagos Islands Marine Protected Area

By Alexandra Valencia (Reuters) Ecuador on Friday created a new marine reserve around its pristine Galapagos Islands — whose rich biodiversity inspired

January 15, 2022
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Friday, January 14, 2022
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
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Weeks After Victory Over Shell, Offshore Activists Target Another Oil Exploration Project in South African Waters

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) Just weeks after Royal Dutch Shell Plc was forced by a court to suspend a seismic survey seeking hydrocarbons in South African

January 14, 2022
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