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Erdogan takes first step in controversial Istanbul canal project

While Ankara claims the project will ease traffic in the Bosphorus, critics warn of dire environmental effects.

NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan

Protected area will safeguard shipwrecks that played critical role in nation’s early history

Floating litter collector to be tailor made for lower Thames

DP World and the Port of London Authority reveal plans for bespoke “rubbish muncher” for London Gateway

Crowley Maritime Corporation becomes first U.S. Ship Operator to join the SRTI

Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the 13th ship owner-operator to publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI).

National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as Earth’s 5th ocean

Nat Geo cartographers say the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters there distinct and worthy of their own name: the Southern Ocean.

Port of Long Beach forges pact with Utah Inland Port Authority

Partnership aims to improve cargo flow, reduce air pollution

Turkish ‘sea snot’ crisis prompts cholera fears and threatens aquaculture

A mucus-like substance known as “sea snot” is blanketing the shores near Istanbul after covering huge areas of the Marmara Sea, threatening sea life and prompting warnings that it could bring deadly diseases in its wake.

Study: Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected

Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new modelling study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Plastic in Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals

Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.

Plastic waste from MV X-Press Pearl threatens to devastate Sri Lanka’s environment

Sri Lanka faces 'worst beach pollution' in history from burning ship

Opinion: Oceanbird can help save the whales

Due to noise from shipping it is unlikely that blue whales can hear each other over long distances any more.

The PAV installs its third air quality and control cabin at the Port of Sagunto

The Valenciaport booths record 8 elements of different gases and particles to analyse air quality, compared to other facilities that only collect particles and meteorological data

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