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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…

Logistics News

Russian Drone Hits Two Foreign-Flagged Vessels Near Odesa

Russian Drone Hits Two Foreign-Flagged Vessels Near Odesa

Turkey to Import 210,000 Metric Tons of Feed Barley

Turkey to Import 210,000 Metric Tons of Feed Barley

Senalia Expects Double Grain Shipments in 2025/26

Senalia Expects Double Grain Shipments in 2025/26

US Import Cargo Volume Expected to Remain Down Year-Over-Year Until Spring

US Import Cargo Volume Expected to Remain Down Year-Over-Year Until Spring

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North Korea claims that a South Korean drone violated its airspace on January 4,
Russian drone strikes hit two foreign vessels in Odesa region, Kyiv says
Panama claims it cancelled the flag of a US-seized oil tanker over a year ago