pollution

Discarded plastic that winds up in oceans traps marine animals, pollutes waters, breaks down into microplastics and can end up on the dinner plates of seafood lovers.  Maybe you heard the World Economic Forum's dire prediction: There will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight by 2050....

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk suggested Tuesday that European countries need to stop subsidizing fuel-based vehicles. What Happened: Musk was reacting to a study commissioned by Transport & Environment, a green group, which indicated that leased cars cost European taxpayers $37.7...

A federal jury has found three defendants guilty of violating pollution laws with the 167,294 dwt Liberian-flag tanker M/T Evridiki, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).  The Wilmington, Delaware, jury convicted Nikolaos Vastardis, Evridiki Navigation Inc. and Liquimar Tankers...

Shippers should prepare for 100 percent hikes in freight costs in pursuit of global climate change goals, delegates at an International Chamber of Shipping conference were warned earlier this week. Lord Turner, chair of the U.K.'s Energy Transitions Commission, said shipping was one of the hardest...

In the maritime industry, the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) decision to limit bunker fuel sulfur emissions to 0.5 percent by 2020 is a move that would affect the bottom line of every shipping company in the business. Not only is this regulation going to affect global fuel...