There were no piracy incidents reported to ReCAAP ISC this month, and the period from January to October was the lowest over the last 10 years, reports the agency.
In Australia's live export trade, the animals' journey from the farm gate can sometimes start with a journey by truck of over 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles).
The U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has published its latest investigative report into the increasing number of deaths and disappearances of crew and fisheries observers in the Pacific Ocean.
At the COP23 climate conference in Bonn last month, Oslo-based environmental NGO Bellona held a forum on electrification of shipping. While most discussions at the summit centered on zero-emissions land transportation, Bellona held a discussion on what it would take to bring the shoreside electric revolution to the seas.
While the U.K. Shipping Register has included its first autonomous vessel, there are several gaps that need to be addressed before such technology becomes widespread and moves into the international domain.
The 519 miles of L.A.'s freeway system. Dodger Stadium. City Hall. All built with concrete filled with rock and sand washed down from Southern California's iconic mountain ranges.