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Thousands of kilometres from any continent lies Inaccessible Island, small and isolated in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. Yet, it is full of plastic and a growing proportion of it seems to come not from land, but rather from ships dumping their litter at sea in contravention of international law. That is according to new research led by the University of Cape Town (UCT), which casts doubt on the widely held assumption that most marine plastic now comes from land-based sources. Afrique "Afrique australe" "Afrique du Sud" Cap-Occidental "Le Cap" "Université du Cap" pollution déchet plastique Atlantique "océan Atlantique" "Atlantique sud" bateau navire droit loi législation réglementation "droit international" recherche UCT courant

British, French ships join US carrier in Strait of Hormuz.

Peruvian leader backs Bolivia's demand for port.

The Security Council today called for a comprehensive regional approach to combat the threat of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea, and reiterated its call on Member States to prosecute perpetrators in accordance with international laws.

A proposal to include seafarers within the scope of five EU labour law Directives has been presented by the European Commission. The proposal would give them the same information and consultation rights in all 28 EU Member States as on-shore workers in cases of collective redundancies and transfers of undertakings. They would also have the right to participate in European Works Councils. The proposal will now go to EU's Council of Ministers and the European Parliament for approval.

Malaysia aid ship ends sea attempt to Gaza.

Israel to stop Gaza flotilla regardless of cargo.

La Russie veut demander en 2012 à l'ONU d'étendre ses frontières arctiques.

The rescue of all persons in distress at sea - including illegal migrants - is an obligation under international maritime law, as well as being a long established humanitarian duty, says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). ICS is the global trade association for commercial ship operators, whose ships are currently involved on a daily basis in the rescue of refugees at sea in the Mediterranean.

Pirates of the Caribbean, a Disney Fantasy or a Real Threat?

Iran: what the law of the sea says about detaining foreign ships in transit.

UN tells Italy proposed decree violates migrants' rights.

Building a "Maritime Community with a Shared Future" (MCSF) is a maritime development concept with Chinese characteristics proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2019. It is based on the rich cultural tradition and unique historical value of China's maritime civilization. It aims to solve real ocean problems and has outlined the future direction of human ocean development from the perspective of China. The essence of the MCSF is an issue of both ocean cultural and development concepts. It is a conceptual issue that transcends specific national boundaries and regions and is based on how all of humankind, with common interests and common values, can develop in harmony with the oceans. It is not a covert discourse strategy adopted by China in order to realize its "maritime power" ambition, as occasionally described by some Western countries. Starting with an analysis of the essential nature and implications of maritime culture by Chinese researchers, this article clarifies and summarizes the interaction, exchange, and integration of Chinese maritime culture in East Asia from a historical perspective, and extracts the unique characteristics and values of Chinese maritime culture. From the perspective of human-sea interactions, the three historical stages, as well as the existing problems of transforming and upgrading human-ocean culture, are analyzed. The article also contrasts Chinese and Western maritime cultures and proposes to absorb the outstanding achievements of both Chinese and Western maritime civilizations into a common framework in order to fundamentally reverse the antagonistic human-sea relationship that has existed historically. Finally, we propose giving full play to the fundamental role of marine cultural exchange and integration and, through international cooperation on specific issues in the field of global ocean international relations, propose specific and feasible practical pathways to promoting the realization of the MCSF.

A l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de l'océan, célébrée le 8 juin 2025, la Côte d'Ivoire est devenue le dernier pays à ratifier la Convention n° 188 de l'OIT sur le travail dans la pêche, marquant une avancée majeure en faveur des droits du travail en mer.

"Board and search" sea rules likely had Beijing's sign-off: official.

7 crew arrested in Hong Kong sinking after 38 die.

Italian court issues 18-year sentence to captain in migrant shipwreck .