Environment

The Maritime industry’s responsibility to protect and nurture the marine environment in which it operates is paramount. Maritime Journal’s news covers the fast-growing technologies around this from offshore renewables like wind, tidal and wave power, to electric propulsion and decarbonisation of offshore operations

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Nurdle clean-up under way after WTIV and containership collision

2026-07-23T12:13:00+01:00

The Port of Tyne has launched a major clean-up operation after thousands of plastic pellets, known as nurdles, were spilled into the River Tyne following Sunday’s collision between a wind turbine installation vessel and a berthed containership.