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Research vessel ‘Polarstern’ back in Bremerhaven

Arctic&Antarctic
After 183 days in the Antarctic, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its home port on 15 May.

NYK launches long-term trial of 100% biofuel (B100) on car carrier

R&D
NYK has commenced a one-year long-term trial involving the continuous use of 100% biofuel (“B100”) on an NYK-operated car carrier.

New NTNU`s robot makes studying the ocean easy

Autonomous Shipping
“Pamela” is an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) developed as an entrepreneurial idea at NTNU for sampling a variety of surface water particles, from microplastic to plankton to salmon lice.

CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten marine ecosystem

Ecology
A mask weighing about three grams released about 3,000 microplastics.

Scientists uncover ‘missing’ plastics deep in the ocean

Ecology
About 51 trillion microplastics are floating in the surface waters of oceans around the world.

Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean

Ecology
Over 75% of the plastics found in the samples were made from polyethylene

Plastics-gatherer vessel sets sail for the Dominican Republic

Ecology
The Interceptor 004, a vessel that will gather plastics o the Ozama River and prevent them from reaching the Caribbean Sea, has already set...

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