The Supreme Court rejected BP’s attempt at appealing its own settlement with businesses and individuals that lost money due to the massive 2010 oil spill.
Year: 2021
A fully updated edition of the definitive industry guidance on chemical tanker safety has just been published by the International Chamber of Shipping.
Despite being a naturally occurring substance, oil spills can pose significant threats to environmental and socioeconomic resources.
Major Focus on Oil Recovery From Wrecked Vessels since they can pose an environmental threat as they often carry large quantities of oil or other chemicals.
Europe’s seas are in a “serious state of decline” as a result of coastal development, overfishing and pollution from agriculture, warn scientists.
Piracy is the by-product of unemployment and disregard faced by entire generations of young men and women in Somalia, according to the founder of one Somali NGO.
The LYNCEUS project was initiated following the Costa Concordia tragedy with the purpose of revolutionizing rescue operations at sea,
An international maritime security company is stepping up its services to combat piracy and maritime crime.
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee , which meets in London from 17 to 21 November 2014, is expected to adopt the Polar Code and related amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make it mandatory.
On Sunday, November 9, 2014 several shark species were finally granted protection under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
