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Piracy on the Rise in Malacca and Singapore.

Iran wants stronger maritime capabilities, including an aircraft carrier.

Départ de la 25ᵉ flottille d'escorte anti-piraterie.

Salvage workers begin pumping fuel from Italian shipwreck.

Ship, cargo piracy on the rise: Aon.

Pirates incoming! Ship radar keeps watch and hits back.

Polar code agreed to prevent Arctic environmental disasters.

China Won't Breathe Easy Until Port Pollution Solved (Op-Ed).

Denmark: Cruise Industry Commits to Sustainability with New Manifesto.

New Clean Seas Guidelines For Visitors to the Arctic.

Researchers focus on oil spill cleanup methods for use in Arctic waters.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) joined celebrations marking four decades of cooperation in the Mediterranean to prevent and combat marine pollution from ships under the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC).

International Maritime Organization (IMO) joined celebrations marking four decades of cooperation in the Mediterranean to prevent and combat marine pollution from ships under the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC).

Researchers test out thermal IR cameras for whale detection in British Columbia's Gulf Islands

San Diego Receives Green Marine Certification for Environmental Efforts.

Pirates on Nigerian waters risk life imprisonment, N500 million fines.

Watch: Anti-Terror Boat Stopping Technology in Action.

Victims of Fire on Russian Submarine Averted "Catastrophe".

Britain says Iranian vessels tried to block tanker in Gulf.

Reducing speeds across shipping fleets has been shown to make a substantial contribution to effective short term measures for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, working toward the goal adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in April 2018 to reduce the total annual GHG emission by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008. I review modeling work on GHG emissions and also on the relationships between underwater noise, whale collision risk and speed. I examine different speed reduction scenarios that would contribute to GHG reduction targets, and the other environmental benefits of reduced underwater noise and risk of collisions with marine life. A modest 10% speed reduction across the global fleet has been estimated to reduce overall GHG emissions by around 13% (Faber et al., 2017) and improve the probability of meeting GHG targets by 23% (Comer et al., 2018). I conclude that such a 10% speed reduction, could reduce the total sound energy from shipping by around 40%. The associated reduction in overall ship strike risk has higher uncertainty but could be around 50%. This would benefit whale populations globally and complement current efforts to reduce collision risk in identified high risk areas through small changes in routing.

Canada Lifts Ship Speed Restrictions.