Crazy Group of Aussies Do The Unthinkable When They Come Across This River.

Just a casual day in Blacksmiths, New South Wales, Australia. A group of energetic Aussies decided to make the best of the river they were hanging out by. The guy in the truck started scoping out the depth of the river with his buddy to see just how shallow the water was. After figuring out it was about waste high, they decided to get in the truck and attempt to drive all the way across it. At this point, the idea seemed sketchy and slightly crazy.

This becomes even more true once he gets about...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/crazy-group-of-aussies-do-the-unthinkable-when-they-come-across-this-river/

From Paradise to Garbage Dump: The Galapagos Island, Threatened by Tons of Plastic

Only a few volunteers work tirelessly to clean up the unequaled lands that inspired the theory of evolution.

Armed with just gloves, park rangers and volunteers fight the monster created by the human: tons of degraded plastic that the marine currents push to the stomach of the fauna of the Galapagos Islands, the paradise that inspired the theory of evolution.

A thousand kilometers from the continent , an unequal but decisive war is waged for the conservation of a unique ecosystem in the world. A...

http://www.maritimeherald.com/2019/from-paradise-to-garbage-dump-the-galapagos-island-threatened-by-tons-of-plastic/

Maersk deploys EEE vessel from Rotterdam to Shanghai in world’s largest maritime biofuel pilot

A group of Dutch multinationals – FrieslandCampina, Heineken, Philips, DSM, Shell and Unilever – all members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC), are joining forces with Maersk on a landmark biofuel-powered voyage from Europe to China. The pilot, using up to 20% sustainable...

https://splash247.com/maersk-deploys-eee-vessel-from-rotterdam-to-shanghai-in-worlds-largest-maritime-biofuel-pilot/

North American Marine Environment Protection Association and Los Angeles Maritime Institute Sign MOU to Advance Maritime Education

Carleen Lyden Walker

North American Marine Environment Protection Association and  Los Angeles Maritime Institute  Sign MOU to Advance Maritime Education

March 22, 2019- The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance education about the maritime industry, the marine environment and the impact the industry has on local communities. The MOU will expand the collaborative...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/22/north-american-marine-environment-protection-association-and-los-angeles-maritime-institute-sign-mou-to-advance-maritime-education/

GloFouling project kicks off to protect marine biodiversity

A major five-year project to help protect marine biodiversity has been kick-started at a global workshop at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom (18-20 March).

The IMO-executed GloFouling Partnerships project will address bioinvasions by organisms which can build up on ships’ hulls and other marine structures.

The project is a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IMO. Representatives from 12 lead partnering...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/22/glofouling-project-kicks-off-to-protect-marine-biodiversity/

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