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Let's prioritize local residents and environment when we talk about cruise tourism in Victoria, Canada. www.fair-sailing.com
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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority abandoning shore-power plan for cruise ships
The harbour authority says the cost of shore power for ships docking at Ogden Point is prohibitive, despite millions promised by the federal and provincial governments.
www.timescolonist.com
Victoria’s cruise port landlord abandons shore power: too expensive, lacks infrastructure, low expected use by ships due to short calls. www.timescolonist.com/business/gre...
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We’ve added @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social to our starter pack!
The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales.
go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg
The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales.
go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
We’ve added @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social to our starter pack!
The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales.
go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg
The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales.
go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg
Just 58 days until Victoria resumes its place as Canada's busiest cruise port-of-call, thanks to billion dollar foreign corporations that pollute for profit.
February 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Just 58 days until Victoria resumes its place as Canada's busiest cruise port-of-call, thanks to billion dollar foreign corporations that pollute for profit.
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“Scrubbers at present justify the continued use of heavy fuel oil (HFO), the dirtiest of all fuels. The shipping industry should get their act together by rapidly moving away from HFO and from fossil fuels in the longer term.”
@eelcoleemans.bsky.social
@cleanarctic.bsky.social
#PPR13 #banscrubbers
@eelcoleemans.bsky.social
@cleanarctic.bsky.social
#PPR13 #banscrubbers
NGOs Welcome New Scrubber Action Group, call for Global Regulation for Shipping
cleanarctic.org/2026/02/10/n...
cleanarctic.org/2026/02/10/n...
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“Scrubbers at present justify the continued use of heavy fuel oil (HFO), the dirtiest of all fuels. The shipping industry should get their act together by rapidly moving away from HFO and from fossil fuels in the longer term.”
@eelcoleemans.bsky.social
@cleanarctic.bsky.social
#PPR13 #banscrubbers
@eelcoleemans.bsky.social
@cleanarctic.bsky.social
#PPR13 #banscrubbers
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Thriving zooplankton and cruise ships discharging toxic scrubber wash are incompatible. We hope that you will continue writing about these “tiny but mighty” members of the marine food web & the threats they face.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Severe Toxic Effects on Pelagic Copepods from Maritime Exhaust Gas Scrubber Effluents
To reduce sulfur emission from global shipping, exhaust gas cleaning systems are increasingly being installed on board commercial ships. These so-called scrubbers extract SOX by spraying water into the exhaust gas. An effluent is created which is ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Thriving zooplankton and cruise ships discharging toxic scrubber wash are incompatible. We hope that you will continue writing about these “tiny but mighty” members of the marine food web & the threats they face.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Follow a cruise ship from Seattle to Alaska & see all the harm it does! Thanks to Andrew Engelson for this stunning 2023 article. Update: the climate impact has risen from 1/3 of Seattle's to now more than half of Seattle's. @andyengelson.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/features/cru...
Cruise Ship Invasion | Hakai Magazine
Take a typical Alaska cruise and see the damage in its wake. The evidence is clear: the industry needs an overhaul.
hakaimagazine.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Follow a cruise ship from Seattle to Alaska & see all the harm it does! Thanks to Andrew Engelson for this stunning 2023 article. Update: the climate impact has risen from 1/3 of Seattle's to now more than half of Seattle's. @andyengelson.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/features/cru...
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Help protect the Salish Sea from toxic cruise ship scrubber pollution. Send a message to the Port of Seattle today!
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Help protect the Salish Sea from toxic cruise ship scrubber pollution. Send a message to the Port of Seattle today!
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Excellent leadership in Victoria!
@fairsailing.bsky.social has worked hard to build awareness in your beautiful city. We wish you success in your efforts to regulate fuel on ships, which would eliminate toxic scrubber wash discharge.
@fairsailing.bsky.social has worked hard to build awareness in your beautiful city. We wish you success in your efforts to regulate fuel on ships, which would eliminate toxic scrubber wash discharge.
This week, Coun. Dell and I have an advocacy motion coming to City Council, aimed at the Feds, to better regulate the pollution that come from large marine vessels. It includes marine shipping and cruise ships.
We are requesting: phase-in of low-sulphur fuels, prevention of scrubber wash discharge.
We are requesting: phase-in of low-sulphur fuels, prevention of scrubber wash discharge.
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Excellent leadership in Victoria!
@fairsailing.bsky.social has worked hard to build awareness in your beautiful city. We wish you success in your efforts to regulate fuel on ships, which would eliminate toxic scrubber wash discharge.
@fairsailing.bsky.social has worked hard to build awareness in your beautiful city. We wish you success in your efforts to regulate fuel on ships, which would eliminate toxic scrubber wash discharge.
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People laugh when we say cruise ships cause intensive noise pollution. They think unless it is an environmental harm to humans, it doesn’t count. They are wrong.
Cruise ship underwater noise is critically damaging to whales.
PS cruise ships cause noise pollution above water too.
Cruise ship underwater noise is critically damaging to whales.
PS cruise ships cause noise pollution above water too.
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Narwhals become quieter as Arctic Ocean grows louder
belugas and bowheads, are in jeopardy, too.
Increasing shipping traffic cargo vessels, fishing fleets, cruise ships, and oil and gas tankers interfering with whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Narwhals become quieter as Arctic Ocean grows louder
belugas and bowheads, are in jeopardy, too.
Increasing shipping traffic cargo vessels, fishing fleets, cruise ships, and oil and gas tankers interfering with whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Narwhals become quieter as the Arctic Ocean grows louder
Increasing shipping traffic is interfering with the whales’ ability to hunt and communicate.
arstechnica.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM
People laugh when we say cruise ships cause intensive noise pollution. They think unless it is an environmental harm to humans, it doesn’t count. They are wrong.
Cruise ship underwater noise is critically damaging to whales.
PS cruise ships cause noise pollution above water too.
Cruise ship underwater noise is critically damaging to whales.
PS cruise ships cause noise pollution above water too.
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The financial penalties to both owner and operator should be astronomical.
Whale killers MSC enter the Alaskan market in 2026 and will have regular stops in Victoria. Where people will get off the ship and go on a whale watching cruise. Good luck, local whale population.
According to @noaa.gov MSC will not be charged in the death of the endangered sei whale they killed in 2024.
So, while the whale was swimming in her marine environment, her life was ended & there will be zero consequences to MSC.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sei-...
#vesselstrikes #cruiseships
So, while the whale was swimming in her marine environment, her life was ended & there will be zero consequences to MSC.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sei-...
#vesselstrikes #cruiseships
February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The financial penalties to both owner and operator should be astronomical.
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Idiots! And climate criminals.
Cruise line and passengers alike.
A growth industry the world can no longer afford — fiddling around that helps the world burn.
www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/01/arti...
Cruise line and passengers alike.
A growth industry the world can no longer afford — fiddling around that helps the world burn.
www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/01/arti...
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Luxury Cruise Ship Trapped in Antarctic Ice: VIDEO
A luxury cruise ship became trapped in thick Arctic ice in the Ross Sea on January 17, 2026. The cruise ship, Scenic Eclipse II, required assistance from
www.cruiselawnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Idiots! And climate criminals.
Cruise line and passengers alike.
A growth industry the world can no longer afford — fiddling around that helps the world burn.
www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/01/arti...
Cruise line and passengers alike.
A growth industry the world can no longer afford — fiddling around that helps the world burn.
www.cruiselawnews.com/2026/01/arti...
Whale killers MSC enter the Alaskan market in 2026 and will have regular stops in Victoria. Where people will get off the ship and go on a whale watching cruise. Good luck, local whale population.
According to @noaa.gov MSC will not be charged in the death of the endangered sei whale they killed in 2024.
So, while the whale was swimming in her marine environment, her life was ended & there will be zero consequences to MSC.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sei-...
#vesselstrikes #cruiseships
So, while the whale was swimming in her marine environment, her life was ended & there will be zero consequences to MSC.
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sei-...
#vesselstrikes #cruiseships
Sei Whale
Sei whales occur in subtropical, temperate, and subpolar waters around the world. Often found with pollock in Norway, the name "sei" comes from the Norwegian word for pollock, "seje." Learn more about...
www.fisheries.noaa.gov
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Whale killers MSC enter the Alaskan market in 2026 and will have regular stops in Victoria. Where people will get off the ship and go on a whale watching cruise. Good luck, local whale population.
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Cruise Ship Invasion
This excellent interactive feature produced by @andyengelson.bsky.social is a detailed & informative display of the horrific environmental impacts of cruise ships.
with
@elizabeth-burton.bsky.social
@karlahart.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
This excellent interactive feature produced by @andyengelson.bsky.social is a detailed & informative display of the horrific environmental impacts of cruise ships.
with
@elizabeth-burton.bsky.social
@karlahart.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
Cruise Ship Invasion | Hakai Magazine
Take a typical Alaska cruise and see the damage in its wake. The evidence is clear: the industry needs an overhaul.
hakaimagazine.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Cruise Ship Invasion
This excellent interactive feature produced by @andyengelson.bsky.social is a detailed & informative display of the horrific environmental impacts of cruise ships.
with
@elizabeth-burton.bsky.social
@karlahart.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
This excellent interactive feature produced by @andyengelson.bsky.social is a detailed & informative display of the horrific environmental impacts of cruise ships.
with
@elizabeth-burton.bsky.social
@karlahart.bsky.social
@fairsailing.bsky.social
#banscrubbers
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“hurt tourism” is cruise industry speak. Victoria can and should fight for sustainable tourism.
Let’s talk about the cost of cruise ship pollution and its effect on the health and welfare of humans, wildlife, our cities, oceans, environment & planet.
Money < Life #climatecrisis #yyjpoli #bcpoli
Let’s talk about the cost of cruise ship pollution and its effect on the health and welfare of humans, wildlife, our cities, oceans, environment & planet.
Money < Life #climatecrisis #yyjpoli #bcpoli
Fantastic news from Hawaii ~
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
Judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
abcnews.go.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“hurt tourism” is cruise industry speak. Victoria can and should fight for sustainable tourism.
Let’s talk about the cost of cruise ship pollution and its effect on the health and welfare of humans, wildlife, our cities, oceans, environment & planet.
Money < Life #climatecrisis #yyjpoli #bcpoli
Let’s talk about the cost of cruise ship pollution and its effect on the health and welfare of humans, wildlife, our cities, oceans, environment & planet.
Money < Life #climatecrisis #yyjpoli #bcpoli
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Fantastic news from Hawaii ~
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
Judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
abcnews.go.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Fantastic news from Hawaii ~
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
Federal judge upholds Hawaii's new climate change tax on cruise passengers!
A federal judge's ruling allows Hawaii's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026
The tax is estimated to generate nearly $100 million annually.
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Imagine your neighbour idling diesel trucks on the road in front of your house for hours, 6 to 7 days a week, 7 months of the year. That’s us in Victoria BC. Our city welcomes 320+ cruise ships every year. We pay dearly with the effect on our health, environment & ecosystems. #climatecrisis #yyjpoli
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Imagine your neighbour idling diesel trucks on the road in front of your house for hours, 6 to 7 days a week, 7 months of the year. That’s us in Victoria BC. Our city welcomes 320+ cruise ships every year. We pay dearly with the effect on our health, environment & ecosystems. #climatecrisis #yyjpoli
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French authorities have put a departmentwide set of cruise limits into force along the Alpes Maritimes coastline, covering high demand Riviera stops like Nice, Cannes, Villefranche sur Mer, and Menton.
What should travelers do?
Skip the polluting & chaotic cruise & take a land vacation instead.
What should travelers do?
Skip the polluting & chaotic cruise & take a land vacation instead.
French Riviera Cruise Caps Limit Nice, Cannes Tender Calls - The Adept Traveler
French Riviera cruise caps took effect December 9, 2025, limiting passenger volumes near Nice and Cannes, so cruisers should verify ports and tours
adept.travel
December 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
French authorities have put a departmentwide set of cruise limits into force along the Alpes Maritimes coastline, covering high demand Riviera stops like Nice, Cannes, Villefranche sur Mer, and Menton.
What should travelers do?
Skip the polluting & chaotic cruise & take a land vacation instead.
What should travelers do?
Skip the polluting & chaotic cruise & take a land vacation instead.
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This is such great news! In 2004, the Gully (off Nova Scotia) was designated a Marine Protected Area by the government of Canada. In the years since then, the northern bottlenose whale population in the area has grown by over 60%.
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a par...
news.mongabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is such great news! In 2004, the Gully (off Nova Scotia) was designated a Marine Protected Area by the government of Canada. In the years since then, the northern bottlenose whale population in the area has grown by over 60%.
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How did cruise ships become such a catastrophe for the planet?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
How cruise ships became a catastrophe for the planet | It's Complicated
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How did cruise ships become such a catastrophe for the planet?
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
#cruiseships #banscrubbers #climatecrisis
youtu.be/EZlgM_u4Ghg
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“Scrubbers can be described as pollution machines”
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Super Pollutants, Arctic Shipping, Myths and Realities
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Scrubbers can be described as pollution machines”
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
Sam Davin of WWF Canada on the dangers of scrubber wash discharge to our oceans, marine life, human health & port communities at COP30
via @cleanarctic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzq...
begins at 52.19
#BanScrubbers #cruiseships
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“In Pacific waters, southern resident orcas lose their salmon-hunting echolocation clicks in ship noise”
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“In Pacific waters, southern resident orcas lose their salmon-hunting echolocation clicks in ship noise”
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
We know we are starving them. We know we are pushing them to extinction — yet we continue… 💔
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Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fact check: No, U.S. oil tankers do not pass through the Hecate Strait. Elizabeth May shows exactly why the tanker ban exists, and why protecting it matters.
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A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
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🚨“It’s like dealing with the mob”🚨
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
🚨“It’s like dealing with the mob”🚨
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
“They went from delegation to delegation . . . threatening them.”
In a statement issued before the meetings, Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies” #climatecrisis
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I won't hold my breath waiting for the cruise lines to install these.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
Helping Maritime Professionals Make Informed Decisions
www.marinelog.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I won't hold my breath waiting for the cruise lines to install these.
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
@jolocktov.bsky.social
@loveisphere.bsky.social
Matson rolls out WhaleSpotter whale detection system on multiple ships
www.marinelog.com/technology/m...
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"On top of threats of tariffs, port fees and visa restrictions on crews, the U.S. said it would also look at “sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies.”"
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"On top of threats of tariffs, port fees and visa restrictions on crews, the U.S. said it would also look at “sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies.”"