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Port of Esbjerg is braced for a sea-level rise of 89 cm

By the end of this century, the sea level at the port of Esbjerg will have risen dramatically according to the evidence of a...

Research project examines fate of microplastics in rivers and lakes

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have begun work on a €4.1million project examining the distribution of microplastics in European rivers and lakes. Building on...

Portable device allows to measure highly reactive superoxide on coral reefs

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) successfully conceived and tested a portable device, DISCO, that performed the first in situ measurements of a...

New eDNA tool research helps scientists find deep sea corals

Curtin University researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the...

Global project launched to tackle plastic litter from ships and fisheries

The GloLitter Partnerships Project agreement was signed by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen, Norway's Ambassador to the United Kingdom...

NORDEN enters new biofuel collaboration

NORDEN has entered into a partnership with Danish based Kvasir Technologies, a spinout from the Technical University of Denmark with a patented technology to...

NYK joins decarbonICE project transforming exhaust CO2 into dry ice

NYK has joined the international DecarbonICE project that will be conducting a feasibility study to capture onboard carbon as dry ice and store it...

Animals carrying sensors could help humans monitor oceans

Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. Thousands of marine animals are...

Brittany Ferries takes steps to reduce the use of plastic waste

Ferry company Brittany Ferries is realising the benefits of its drive to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of single use plastics on board...

UK Chamber of Shipping calls for more hybrid ferries

Tackling climate change is the number one priority for the UK Chamber of Shipping and Chief executive Bob Sanguinetti visited Wightlink in Portsmouth where...

Pioneering eco-friendly project for solar heat in the port of Antwerp

Energy transition taking shape in Port of Antwerp: Azteq installs Concentrated Solar Thermal pilot plant for Adpo logistics company in Beveren. The first solar concentrator...

Researchers constructed artificial reefs to study groupers

New NSF-funded research by NC State scientists highlights two factors that play critical roles in supporting reef fish populations, and ultimately in creating conditions...

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