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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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Fourth NSMV Lone Star State Christened for Texas A&M Maritime Academy

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Saronic Picks Texas for New $3B Shipyard

EU Grain Exporters Prepare for Increased Demand Amidst Black Sea Attacks

EU Grain Exporters Prepare for Increased Demand Amidst Black Sea Attacks

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Sees Decline in Goods in H1 2026

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Sees Decline in Goods in H1 2026

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