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How AI is Protecting Marine Life: Smart Tech for Cleaner Seas

Cleaner Seas March 9, 2025

Did you know AI can spot over 400 large plastic items in the ocean from GoPro images? This shows how powerful AI is in fighting ocean pollution. We’ll look into how AI is changing how we protect our oceans and marine life. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a big problem, with 1 to 10

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Drones & Robotics: The Future of Monitoring Marine Ecosystems

Cleaner Seas March 7, 2025

Did you know a ‘dual robot’ drone named MEDUSA can dive 10 metres deep? It checks water quality and tracks climate changes in Arctic seas. This is just the start of how we’ll monitor marine ecosystems in the future. Drones and Robotics at sea are changing how we protect our oceans. They help us understand […]

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Ship Energy Efficiency and Fuel Conservation

Cleaner Seas February 12, 2025

As our vessels cut through the vast seas, the spotlight turns to the evolving landscape of ship energy efficiency and fuel conservation. In this article, we’ll navigate the waters of innovation and explore initiatives that promise a greener and more sustainable future for our floating giants. The Hull of the Matter: Revolutionising Ship Design Let’s […]

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The Impact of Ocean Warming on Marine Habitats and Species Distribution

Cleaner Seas February 5, 2025

In the complex web of Earth’s interconnected systems, the oceans play a pivotal role. However, the rising of the ocean’s temperature has cast a daunting shadow over marine ecosystems. This article covers the multifaceted repercussions of ocean warming on marine habitats and the subsequent shifts in species distribution. Understanding Ocean Warming Causes and

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Introduction to Marine Renewable Energy

Cleaner Seas December 1, 2024

Marine renewable energy (MRE) encompasses technologies that harness the ocean’s kinetic and potential energy for sustainable electricity generation. With growing urgency to decarbonise our energy systems and mitigate climate change, MRE stands as a critical component in a diversified renewable energy portfolio. Types of Marine Renewable Energy Sources Diverse MRE

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Plastic Pollution: Impact on Marine Life

Cleaner Seas November 25, 2024

Discover the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine life. Learn how plastic waste threatens ocean ecosystems and what we can do to protect our seas.

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The MARPOWER project kicks off seeking to decarbonize maritime transport using net-zero fuels

Cleaner Seas October 26, 2024

Supported by European Union funding, the initiative focuses on developing a gas-turbine based energy conversion system for electricity generation and cogeneration on board marine vessels. A digital twin will be created to enable the running of process simulations and the modelling of the energy and emissions performance of the gas turbine system on board the […]

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ARACON 2024: 24-25 October

Cleaner Seas July 29, 2024

ARACON is the longest-running and biggest bunkering conference in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region. Its no-nonsense conference programme attracts all the main bunker suppliers and barging companies in the ARA and Northwest Europe as well as dozens of European shipowners and managers. As the decade moves towards 2030, a key milestone in the International Maritime

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Antifouling Technologies and Biofouling Control

Cleaner Seas November 24, 2023

The world’s oceans, teeming with life and mysteries, are also a battleground where maritime industries grapple with an age-old adversary: fouling. As ships and marine structures navigate through the vast blue expanse, they face the relentless growth of marine organisms on their surfaces. This article explores the world of antifouling technologies and biofouling

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Waste Management in the Maritime Sector

Cleaner Seas November 20, 2023

The maritime sector, a world of vast seas and boundless horizons, is not immune to the pressing global challenge of waste management. As the industry connects continents and nations, it also bears a significant responsibility towards the environment. This article explores the critical topic of waste management in the maritime sector, emphasising the need for […]