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As part of the progressive process of extending spatial plans to cover an increasing number of marine areas, with the aim of objectively balancing the interests of various users of the marine area, it has become necessary to establish the value of marine areas as a yardstick or determinant of the user group for which a given marine area is of greater value. This study seeks to fill a research gap by attempting to develop a method to calculate the value of marine areas for the commercial shipping industry. This is done to make it possible in the future to prepare the ground for policy regulating the spatial rent of the sea, whose most important users are shipowners and their ships. We use the homogeneous basin of the Polish Marine Areas (PMA) in the Baltic Sea. Based on a literature review, we conclude that such a method does not exist, posing a significant challenge in the process of marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) and maritime policy formulation. Conducting an in-depth analysis of 2020 data on ship traffic in the basin noted above, combined with a financial analysis of shipowners' operating costs and profitability indicators, we can determine the value of marine areas both in aggregate for all shipping in the studied basin and for each of the five segments of shipping - the bulk cargo, ro-ro cargo, container, tanker, and passenger segments. In addition, through a dynamic analysis of ship traffic, it is possible to determine the value of sea area in Polish seawaters per unit of area (1 km²) at the average level and for the five specified market segments. The obtained values show that the total profits of shipowners in the Polish Marine Areas, which are at the level of more than EUR 103 million per year, and the average value of profits per 1 km² of marine area used by a ship provide future decision-makers with an objective point of reference to shape future policies for the fiscalization of public space, including the sea.

Less than 1 percent of U.S. Arctic waters have been surveyed to modern standards. In fact, some nautical charts date back to Captain COOK's time. Here's what it takes to bring those maps into the modern age.

Less than 1 percent of U.S. Arctic waters have been surveyed to modern standards. In fact, some nautical charts date back to Captain COOK's time. Here's what it takes to bring those maps into the modern age.

UK claims leading role in environmental agreement, but refuses to sign it.

UK claims leading role in environmental agreement, but refuses to sign it.

Africa must exploit its maritime resources, IMO says.

Africa must exploit its maritime resources, IMO says.

Infinix hot 4 which is a predecessor of hot 4 pro or infinix hot 5 was released in the month of July 2016 and its still been demanded by infinix lovers even though it is already wearing out of the market. The phone comes with some amazing features and one of it is it's non-removable Li-pro 4000mAh battery capacity which would enable the phone last long for hours after a single charge Aside that, it also has an 8MP back camera and a 5MP front camera with then a 16GB internal memory storage while the RAM capacity is 2GB but for the infinix hot 4 lite specs, the RAM is 1GB The hot 4 specs run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and some of the sensors that comes with it are: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships, has applied two main area-based management tools (ABMTs): the "Special Areas" established under the MARPOL 73/78; and the "Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas" (PSSAs) established under the IMO resolutions. The new Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement) stipulates the establishment of a comprehensive system of ABMTs to conserve and sustainably use areas beyond national jurisdiction. Strengthening coordination in the use of ABMTs established by the IMO and the BBNJ Agreement is important for vessel pollution control in the high seas. The IMO is a stakeholder for relevant proposals and consultations on proposals regarding the establishment of ABMTs in the BBNJ Agreements, and can provide information on the implementation of them. The Conference of the Parties (COPs) to the BBNJ Agreement can also make recommendations to the IMO and its parties to promote the adoption of special areas and PSSAs. This article respectively elaborates on the practices and effect of ABMTs of the IMO and explores the relevant rules of the BBNJ agreement and their enforcement. Then this article discusses the possible approaches for the ABMTs coordination between the IMO and the BBNJ agreement regimes and their implications on vessel pollution Control in the high seas. Overall, relevant rules of the BBNJ agreement shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not undermine relevant legal instruments of the IMO. Meanwhile, it is necessary to promote cooperation and coordination between the COPs to the BBNJ Agreement and the IMO under the idea of conserving ecosystem integrity, gradually forming a normal cooperation and informati

The world's largest cruise ship and its supersized pollution problem.

Super Typhoon Meranti, the strongest storm on record anywhere in the world so far this year, wreaked havoc and chaos as it transited near Taiwan's main port of Kaohsiung yesterday. A 14,000 teu newbuild, unfortunately named YM Wind, broke from its mooring lines at local yard CSBC and drifted to Kaohsiung's sixth container terminal where …

Refugee who made it returns with drone to halt drownings.

The 300-metre-long Greek bulk carrier Anangel Courage crashed into a Chinese fishing boat just after Thursday August 11 2016, causing it to sink it in the disputed East China Sea, Japan Times reports.

In its quest to maintain its leadership as the best port in the West and Central Africa sub-region, the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) has secured drones to counter terrorist attacks.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will assist the National Transportation Safety Board as it undertakes its second search April 18, 2016, for the vessel data recorder (VDR) of the sunken El Faro cargo ship.

Microsoft Surface Studio is the company's first desktop PC. It is easily the most attention-grabbing new PC design of the year, even if most of its individual ideas like - external control knobs, tabletop PCs - have been seen before in different contexts. The new Studio and Surface Dial provided a stark, inventive contrast, especially for graphic designers, artists and video editors who scooped up new Macs without question in years past.

China navy says it foiled pirate attack on ship off Somalia.

Somalia to make task marine forces to secure its coast.