Video: Five rescued from fire on environmental crusader Porrima
Five crew members have been rescued from Porrima, the experimental Swiss yacht, after fire broke out in its battery...
Marine environment
New maritime security strategy says it will target physical and cyber threats
A new five-year maritime security strategy released today (15 August 2022) will set out the guiding principles for the...
Falmouth Harbour trials eco moorings
Falmouth Harbour has begun boat trials on a unique eco-mooring system designed to protect sensitive areas of seabed from...
Stranded beluga whale dies after failed rescue in River Seine
A beluga whale stranded in France’s River Seine died this morning (10 August 2022), during a rescue operation intended...
Three new marine parks created in Western Australia
The Australian government has established three new Kimberley marine parks totalling 600,000 hectares in the Buccaneer archipelago – a...
Proposed Atlantic vessel speed rules to protect endangered whales
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a new proposed vessel speed rule that aims to reduce the risk...
Equatorial Atlantic ‘pretty much dead’ says scientist as plankton wiped out
Edit: This article has been revised to make clear the samples studied by the Global Oceanic Environmental Survey Foundation...
Ollie Taylor to lead MarineShift360
Ollie Taylor has been appointed as an associate director for Anthesis Group and will be responsible for spearheading the...
German passenger ferry powered by sun
A solar-electric ferry is now being used on the Baltic Sea. The 14.65m emission-free vessel is operating several times...
XFuel lands €8.2m investment for low-carbon marine fuel
XFuel has secured €8.2 million in its latest round of investment. This, the company says, lays the foundation for...
Venture Group to generate 40% of daily electricity through solar panels
Brunswick Corporation’s Venture Group (BVG) has installed an array of photovoltaic solar panels at its location in Vila Nova...
