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Interview: Christine Spiten, WWF & Cleaning Up Ocean Plastics

Sep 01, 2020

Christine Spiten, Nor-Shipping’s latest #ACTION hero, is profiled here, explaining how she left Blueye for the WWF and a mission to stop the ocean's plastics problem the problem at its source. “Eight million tons.”Christine Spiten lets the number sink in for a second … “That’s how much plastic enters the sea every year from our cities and rivers. It threatens not just local ecosystems and the wider environment…

Tech File: Hatenboer-Water Develops "Plastic Free @Sea" Concept

Dec 20, 2021

While much of the maritime world's tech chatter focuses on emissions and fuel choice, Dutch water company Hatenboer-Water developed the Plastic Free @Sea concept as a smart solution to reduce plastic waste on board ships at sea.Reducing plastic waste has become key in environmental protection…

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Sallaum Lines Launches European Automotive Logistics Company

Sallaum Lines Launches European Automotive Logistics Company

Olam Agri, Vitol Bunkers Complete Co-processed VLSFO Bio-Bunkering

Olam Agri, Vitol Bunkers Complete Co-processed VLSFO Bio-Bunkering

Global Grain Shipments Fall as Black Sea Attacks Escalate

Global Grain Shipments Fall as Black Sea Attacks Escalate

Maersk Expands Trade and Tariff Platform

Maersk Expands Trade and Tariff Platform

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