Photo: Guy Platten, Secretary General International Chamber of Shipping Innovative and Extraordinary Efforts to Preserving the Marine Environment November 11, 2020––The prestigious NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) Marine Environment Protection Awards for 2020 were presented on Thursday, Nov.…
Micheal Garbarino: This is a question about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since you’ve actually been there. When you enter the waters of the convergence zone, is it like entering a loose collection of plastic, or is it a very…
Preface On June 23rd, the ship Kawaii returned to Hawaii bringing an end to the first of two ocean cleanup missions run by the Ocean Voyages Institute. The first mission brought back an impressive 103 tons of plastic debris after…
Author: Andrea Duran Today is World Maritime Day. It is not a holiday like Christmas or Halloween, no one is going to receive gifts or candy because of today. However, one of the main reasons people receive gifts of any sort is because of the Maritime industry. …
WESTON, CT- August 12, 2020 NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) announced it will hold its Annual Conference and Marine Environment Protection Awards Event on November 5th. In order to safeguard the well-being of all participants, as well as expand the reach of…
Photo: Joe Hughes, CEO and President, The American Club and NAMEPA Chairman HOUSTON, TX – February 24, 2020 – Uncertainty and disruption in the maritime industry has drawn unprecedented support from corporate sponsors to The North American Marine Environment Protection…
Photo: Rick Cameron, Deputy Director of Planning and Development for POLB February 24, 2020 - Weston, CT - Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced today that Cheniere Energy, Inc.,…
Photo: NAMEPA Board Members and the USCG at NAMEPA’S 2019 Houston seminar. From left, Rightship’s Anuj Chopra, NAMEPA’s Carleen Lyden Walker, RDML John Nadeau, NAMEPA Chairman Joe Hughes and WGMA’s Niels Aalund HOUSTON, TX – January 23, 2020 - The…
December 17, 2019 -- The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), has announced that it will host the presentation of the 2020 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Award for Environmental Excellence. The awards will be presented during NAMEPA’s Safety…
Photo: CARIBMEPA and NAMEPA Board members, and delegates of the 2019 WISTA International AGM and Conference, collect trash on a Grand Cayman beach in the Cayman Islands. Members of The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Women in Maritime…