climate change


Thursday, May 16, 2019
bulk carrier ship
Shipping News

Bulk Carrier Completes Fully Carbon Offset Voyage from South Africa to Europe

Global mining company Anglo American has completed what is thought to be the first fully carbon offset voyage of a bulk carrier at sea, according to Rightship,

May 16, 2019
Total Views: 249

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
uscg polar star
Defense

Melting Ice Caps Are a National Security Crisis: James Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — I spent much of my life in the U.S. Navy, including nearly 11 years on the deep ocean day-to-day, out of sight

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 140

Thursday, May 9, 2019
ship emissions
Shipping News

U.K. Poised to Back Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Target for 2050

By Alex Morales and Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is preparing to announce plans to slash fossil fuel emissions to zero

May 9, 2019
Total Views: 34

Monday, May 6, 2019
russian convoy Arctic ocean
Shipping News

Pompeo: Russia and China Actions in Arctic Need Watching

By Simon Johnson ROVANIEMI, Finland, May 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Russia is behaving aggressively in the

May 6, 2019
Total Views: 41

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Reykjavik, Iceland
Ports

Iceland Builds Arctic Port as Global Shipping Routes Get Redrawn

By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir (Bloomberg) — As global warming creates shipping routes that can cut across the northern tip of the planet, a new port is

April 11, 2019
Total Views: 136

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
cargo ship
Shipping News

Global Warming Effects Presenting a ‘Major Challenge’ to Carrier Schedules in Asia

By Sam Whelan in Singapore (The Loadstar) – Typhoons and other adverse weather events are playing havoc with carrier schedules, presenting a “major

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
hurricane from space
Shipping News

Wall Street Embraces Weather Risk in New Era of Storms, Drought

By Brian K. Sullivan, Alexandra Semenova and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous

April 2, 2019
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
arctic sea ice
Shipping News

In the Middle of Winter, Bering Strait Sea Ice Is Disappearing

By Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — The ice cover in the Bering Sea is at its lowest on record for this time of year after losing an area about the

March 6, 2019
Total Views: 120

Monday, January 21, 2019
rhine river
Shipping News

Europe’s Most Important River Is Running Dry as Glaciers Shrink

By William Wilkes, Vanessa Dezem and Brian Parkin (Bloomberg) — Kevin Kilps’s car ferry churns the waters of Germany’s Rhine river as he steers

January 21, 2019
Total Views: 352

Friday, January 11, 2019
carbon capture and storage
Shipping News

Norway Awards Equinor License to Build CO2 Storage Under North Sea

OSLO, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Equinor has won a license to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage under the North Sea, Norway’s oil ministry said on

January 11, 2019
Total Views: 138

Thursday, December 13, 2018
offshore oil and gas rig
Shipping News

Climate Risk Report Warns of Falling Norwegian Offshore Values

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — A key climate report commissioned by the Norwegian government warned that climate change could hurt the value of its

December 13, 2018
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping News

Arctic Posts Second Warmest Year On Record in 2018 -NOAA

By Richard Valdmanis Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically

December 11, 2018
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Maersk net zero emission vessel
Interesting

Maersk Sets Goal of Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050

Maersk sets ambitious net Zero CO2 emission target by 2050.  Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, owner of the world’s largest shipping line,

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 94

Wartsila lifeboats on buildings
Shipping News

Wärtsilä Unveils Lifeboats for Buildings to Highlight Need for Climate Change Action

As part of campaign highlighting the need for immediate action to reduce the impacts of fossil fuel-driven climate change, Finnish technology group Wärtsilä

December 4, 2018
Total Views: 83

Monday, November 26, 2018
oil refinery
Shipping News

U.S. Government Report Says Climate Change Will Batter Economy

Earth’s climate is changing faster now than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities, according to the

November 26, 2018
Total Views: 22

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.
Shipping News

Rapid, Unprecedented Change Needed to Halt Global Warming – U.N.

By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung LONDON/INCHEON, South Korea, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Keeping the Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 41

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Harsh Climate: The Struggle to Track Global Sea Level Rise
Shipping News

Harsh Climate: The Struggle to Track Global Sea Level Rise

By Lucas Jackson and Elizabeth Culliford Sept 20 (Reuters) – A loud rumble jolted climate scientist David Holland just before he went to sleep

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Hurricane Florence pictured September 11, 2018
Shipping News

Florence Destruction May Be Worse Because of Climate Change

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — As Hurricane Florence barrels toward North Carolina, it’s being strengthened and guided by a

September 11, 2018
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
deepwater horizon
News

Sharp Exchanges Highlight BP Fears of Climate Legal Jeopardy

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — After paying more than $65 billion in legal costs for the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, BP Plc is wary of the risk of

May 22, 2018
Total Views: 58

Monday, April 30, 2018
Thwaites Glacier.Credit: NSF photo
News

Scientists Study Antarctic Glacier, Hoping to Crack Sea Level Risks

OSLO, April 30 (Reuters) – Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in

April 30, 2018
Total Views: 51