Celebrating vast ocean resources
Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation
Big ships may be forced to pay a massive fine if they are found to be polluting the oceans
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/ 21 November 2008
Piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes on a longer journey around Southern Africa.
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/ 14 October 2008
The International Maritime Organisation speaks to us about how it plans to deal with bandits around Africa’s horn.
Nigeria has become the world piracy ”hot spot”, with its prized oil industry a particular target, and the raiders have exposed flaws in the country’s security. Despite the massive revenues earned from oil, officials concede Nigeria is ill-equipped to combat pirates who ply the seas with speed boats, modern machine guns and radios.
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/ 13 February 2008
When the world’s largest merchant ship ferries its monthly cargo of 13 000 containers between China and Europe it burns nearly 350 tonnes of fuel a day. The Emma Maersk supplies Britain with everything from toys and food to clothes and televisions, but its giant diesel engine can emit more than 300 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
A controversial artwork has been unveiled as the centrepiece of major British Royal Academy exhibition, writes Martin Wainwright