Posts and News for December 5 - Wordsmith

Posts and News for December 5

Independent Review of MNZ's Response to Rena Grounding ... The Maritime Executive

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) welcomes the release of the independent review of ... and additional technical support staff at MNZ's Maritime Pollution Response ...

How Microplastic Is Poisoning the Ocean Ecosystem Motherboard (blog)

Some 20 million tons of plastic pollution goes into the ocean each year, and it's not biodegrading. Through exposure to the elements, plastic can break into ...

Mounting microplastic pollution harms 'earthworms of the sea' environmentalresearchweb

Tiny bits of plastic rubbish ingested by marine worms is significantly harming their health and will have wider impact on ocean ecosystems, scientists have found.

INTERTANKO Welcomes IMO Assembly Resolution on Ballast ... The Maritime Executive

INTERTANKO welcomes the agreement reached this week by the IMO's Member States in revising the implementation schedule for the Ballast Water ...

e-Compliance: Revolutionizing the Efficiency of MarineLink

- ‎21 hours ago‎

It will incorporate over 10,000 Regulations, covering at least five different areas, including safety, environment, piloting, waste etc.

Cruise Industry Seeks To Buoy Environmental Reputation Forbes

- ‎Dec 3, 2013‎

The report card takes several areas into account including sewage treatment, air pollution reduction, and water quality compliance, to come up with the comprehensive grade. It ranks 16 cruise lines and 162 ships. One big thing you see in this report is ...