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Nor-Shipping: Wind-Assisted Propulsion is Finally Taking Off

Published Jun 11, 2025 1:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Wind-assisted propulsion is having a moment in commercial shipping. On average, most systems on the market can reduce fu...

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Open-Ocean Currents Could Generate Electrical Power

Published Jun 8, 2025 10:40 PM by The Conversation

  The world’s oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. They’re filled with currents, some much str...

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Scientific Mission to Map Barrels of Radioactive Waste Dumped in the Ocean

Published Jun 6, 2025 5:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A team of scientists is preparing to take to the sea to carry out a critical mission of mapping and studying a nuclear w...

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It’s Time for Shipping to Properly Regulate Plastic Pollution

Published Jun 6, 2025 4:54 PM by Emma Forbes-Gearey

  In the vast expanses of the world's oceans, a silent yet pervasive threat is taking shape: nurdles. These tiny, pre-...

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Thailand Works to Avoid Disaster as Rickety Cargo Ship Sinks on Coral Reef

Published Jun 5, 2025 9:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The authorities in Thailand are working to address the grounding and sinking of a rickety wooden cargo ship from Myanmar that ha...

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First CO2 as Commissioning Begins for First Vessel for Commercial CCS

Published Jun 3, 2025 2:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Norway’s Northern Lights project highlighted today that the commissioning process has begun for its first LCO2 car...

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Research Confirms Digital Port Queuing System Also Cuts Shipping Emissions

Published May 30, 2025 5:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Researchers based in California studied the electronic reservation system established for containerships and have now co...

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Eni and BlackRock’s GIP Discuss Investment in Carbon Capture Portfolio

Published May 29, 2025 8:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italy’s Eni Group which has moved aggressively to build a presence in the emerging carbon capture, utilization, and storag...

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Testing Begins for System to Address Methane Slip from LNG Marine Engines

Published May 20, 2025 9:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Testing is getting underway for an onboard system installed on an in-service LNG bunker vessel to address methane slip. The rele...

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Port of San Juan's Mystery Spill Returns

Published May 19, 2025 11:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The long-running mystery spill at the Port of San Juan is back, but this time, the Coast Guard has found the culprit and...

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