Environmental Impacts

A deep dive into dark shipping, AIS spoofing, and maritime monitoring & manipulation.

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Fostering Decarbonization with New Carbon Intensity Regulations from the IMO

"The goal of the new reporting standards is to minimize and reduce carbon intensity for all ships by 40% by 2030 and reach a target of...

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How Earth Observation Data Can Help Mitigate Illegal Fishing and Endangered Species Loss

"Due to the increased interest in the illegal capture and trade of the Totoaba fish, the Vaquita Porpoise is now in extreme jeopardy of...

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The Companies and Satellites Hunting Dark Vessels at Sea

"The unique way the constellation orbits the earth allows for near-global coverage, including the most remote regions located in the open...

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The Lesser-Known Conservation Implications of Dark Shipping

"On some of the islands in the desolate Indian Ocean, invasive rat populations have made their way from ships to shore." It should come...

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Clean Fuels in the Maritime Sector: Solutions in Sight, or Still a Long Way Out?

"HFO byproducts are highly carcinogenic and can quickly cause cancer, lung and respiratory disease, and more." We’ve discussed the threat...

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Assessing the Spread of Coral Disease through Global Shipping

"When corals are infected with SCTLD, multiple lesions appear on the exoskeletons, quickly progressing and spreading across a reef or...

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A Sinister Role: Dark Ships and the Nord Stream Pipeline Disaster

"Satellite data, SAR imagery, and other open-source information confirmed that two vessels, both of which were operating as ‘dark...

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Black Carbon in the Antarctic: A Short-Lived Pollutant with Long-Lasting Consequences

"When black carbon falls from the atmosphere onto snow or ice, it accelerates the melt rate and exposes darker-colored earth or materials...

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Exploring the Environmental Impacts of Dark Shipping

"The global shipping industry is responsible for a significant share of human-induced climate change. Over 3% of global emissions are...