Environment
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Green and Alaskan groups to renew court challenge to Arctic drilling leases
San Francisco: Environmental and Alaskan groups are renewing a court challenge to the 2008 government sale of Arctic drilling leases…
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Shenzhen Energy sued by Australian government over 2010 reef grounding
Sydney: A southern Chinese power company is being sued by the Australian federal government over the grounding of a bulk…
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Charterers moving 20% of global shipped tonnage now exclude inefficient ships
London: Charterers representing 20% of global shipped tonnage now have policies in place to avoid using the most inefficient ships…
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Canadian oil production firm HMDC charged over 2013 platform leak
San Francisco: An independent offshore regulator has brought charges against Canadian oil production firm Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC)…
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DSD Shipping indicted in US court for obstructing justice and causing pollution
San Francisco: Norwegian shipping company DSD and several of its officers were indicted in a US court on Wednesday, charged…
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Shipping regulation in uncharted waters
Never again, seems to be the consensus industry view on the Ballast Water Management Convention and the revision of Marpol…
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Belize considers relaxation of offshore drilling regulations
San Francisco: Belize’s government has caused consternation among conservationists and the marine biology community by saying it is considering loosening…
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Richard Branson to oppose Adani in Australia coal project
Mumbai: Flamboyant billionaire Richard Branson, promoter of the Virgin group of companies, has displayed his new feathers as an environmental…
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No long-term negative effects from Squamish dock fire, says report
Vancouver: The Squamish Terminals dock fire that burned for three days in mid April, left no long-term negative effects on…
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AusGroup ruffles feathers over Port Melville offshore marine supply base
Darwin: Australian oil & gas construction, maintenance and fabrication firm AusGroup is incurring the wrath of environmental lawyers over a…
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Call for IMO to tighten design efficiency standards
Brussels: A new CE Delft study claims that many recently constructed ships already meet the International Maritime Organisation’s design efficiency…
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Red-tide a real danger after Costa Rica chemical spill, say experts
San Francisco: The toxic spill off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast could lead to a so-called red tide, becoming a dead…
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Growing green pressure is an opportunity
Christer Sjödoff from GAC Group on shipping’s urgent need to change its mindset. The largest challenge for the current and…
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European CO2 emissions regulation could conflict with IMO’s global scheme, experts say
London: The European Parliament (EP) today voted to adopt a regional EU regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV)…
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Groups opposing Arctic drilling petition SEC to investigate Shell’s regulatory filings
Washington: Opponents of Shell’s planned return to Arctic oil exploration petitioned the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday…
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Tauranga bunker spill cleanup continues, Mobil promises full investigation
Auckland: Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are combing Tauranga Harbour today following yesterday’s bunker spill at the port of…
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Bunker spill at Port of Tauranga
Auckland: Authorities are battling rain and high winds as they work to contain a bunker fuel spill in Tauranga Harbour. The spill…
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Banks using energy-efficiency data to help decide on shipping loans: Carbon War Room
London: Lending credence to many in the industry who believe a two-tier market is emerging, the Carbon War Room (CWR)…
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Claims of declining ship efficiency are ‘fanciful’, says ICS
London: A study that claimed that modern ships are less efficient than 20-year-old vessels has been dismissed as ‘fanciful’ by the…
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ICS chairman warns on risks of regional splintering for shipping
Singapore: Shipping is in danger of splintering along regional lines, a senior name in the industry warned today. Addressing members…
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