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Sep. 28, 2016
Animal Protection Measures Proposed for Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that recommends strong measures to protect marine mammals and coastal environments in the Gulf of Mexico from the potential impacts of geological and geophysical surveys for oil, gas and minerals.
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Sep. 28, 2016
World's First LNG-Powered Icebreaker Delivered
On Wednesday, Arctech Helsinki Shipyard delivered the world's first ever LNG-powered icebreaker, the Polaris, for the Finnish Transport Agency and state-owned icebreaker operator Arctia.
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Sep. 26, 2016
E.U. Initiates Ship Design Software Project
The European Commission has allocated 6.2 million Euros ($7 million) to the three-year research project SHIPLYS (Ship Lifecycle Software Solutions).
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Sep. 23, 2016
Rising Mississippi Could Disrupt Grain Shipping
Heavy rains and flooding swamped a broad swathe of the northern Midwest this week, halting the harvest of corn and soybeans and forcing the closure of at least two Iowa crop processing plants, traders and farmers said on Friday.
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Sep. 22, 2016
EPA Says Ports Can Do More on Air Pollution
A U.S. EPA report has found that air pollution at the nation’s ports can be reduced significantly at all port types and sizes through a variety of strategies and cleaner technologies. Implementing these approaches, the report finds, would reduce greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions from diesel-powered ships, trucks and other port equipment.
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Sep. 21, 2016
Coast Guard Type Approval Applications Roll In
Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center (MSC) has received an application requesting U.S. Coast Guard type-approval for the Optimarin ballast water treatment system.
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Sep. 21, 2016
[Updated] Oily Sheen and Powerful Odor Reported in Vallejo
In Vallejo, California, the Coast Guard is investigating reports of an oily sheen on the water accompanied by a strong odor. The smell was strong enough Tuesday night to prompt local firefighters to issue a shelter-in-place order, and several residents reported difficulty breathing.
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Sep. 20, 2016
Panama Joins Hong Kong Convention
Panama has acceded to the IMO's Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling, which guides ship design, operation and end-of-life management in order to reduce the environmental footprint and safety risks of shipbreaking.
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Sep. 14, 2016
Union Calls for "Radical" Review of Lifeboat Systems
Seafarer's union Nautilus International called for a "radical" rethinking of lifeboat systems and drills following the latest fatal accident involving the inadvertent drop of a boat into the water.
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Sep. 13, 2016
U.S. Clarifies Ballast Water Convention Stance
Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy at the U.S. Coast Guard, has welcomed the news that the 2004 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Management Convention) has been ratified and will now enter into force in September 2017.
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