Tag Archive: shipping
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Cleaner air in the Mediterranean Sea – Sulphur Emission Control Area enters into force
May 1, 2025 5:30 amBirdLife Malta welcomes the official implementation of the Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) in the Mediterranean Sea, which enters into...
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Malta should support better air quality legislation
August 23, 2023 1:19 pmLast year the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announced the establishment of a Mediterranean Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) effective from...
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Maltese seabirds need ships to dim the lights
March 27, 2023 3:57 pmLight pollution from cargo ships disrupts the activity of breeding Yelkouan Shearwaters and may affect their breeding success, reports a...
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From 2025 all ships transiting through Malta shall switch to cleaner fuels
December 16, 2022 11:25 pmThe International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Friday formally adopted a proposal for the designation of the Mediterranean Sea as a...
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Malta should support a cleaner Mediterranean Sea through an Emission Control Area
December 4, 2021 8:49 amA proposal to declare the Mediterranean Sea an area where ships are obliged to switch to a cleaner fuel has...
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Air pollution reaches shocking levels in the Grand Harbour
October 25, 2021 1:32 pmMeasurements of air quality taken in the past weeks in shipping activity hotspots in Malta revealed concentrations up to 100-200...
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The impact of the maritime industry on the environment
September 23, 2021 9:03 amIt’s World Maritime Day! The theme this year is “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. The International Maritime Organisation...
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