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Ship pollution is the pollution of air and water by shipping. It is a problem that has been accelerating as trade has become increasingly globalized, posing an increasing threat to the world's oceans and waterways as globalization continues. It is expected that "shipping traffic to and from the United States is projected to double by 2020."
May 13 – Trond "Trondr Nefas" Bråthen, also known as "Alastor Nefas" and "Nefas", founder, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter of Urgehal, died from undisclosed reasons at the age of 34. [100] May 20 – Steeve Hurdle, former guitarist of Gorguts, died of post-surgical complications at the age of 41. [101]
Intermodal container. A 40-foot-long (12.2 m) shipping container. Each of its eight corners has an essential corner casting for hoisting, stacking, and securing. Containers stacked on a large ship. An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply “container”) is a large metal crate designed and ...
Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. It stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. The film follows a former CIA agent who is recruited into a secret organization ...
Django Unchained. Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western [5] film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. Set in the ...
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Part of 2012 Summer Olympics The "Pandemonium" segment, during the final rehearsal of the ceremony on 25 July Date 27 July 2012 ; 12 years ago (2012-07-27) Time 21:00 – 00:46 BST (UTC+1) Venue Olympic Stadium Location London, United Kingdom Coordinates 51°32′19″N 0°01′00″W / 51.53861°N 0.01667°W / 51.53861; -0.01667 Also known as ...
In 2020, Luxembourg became the first country to provide free public transport across its entire territory. [1] Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers. It may be funded by national, regional or local ...
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 2, at a depth of 34.1 km. [155] A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Zohan, Iran on December 5, at a depth of 5.6 km, with 9 people dead or missing. [156][157] A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan on December 7, at a depth of 36.1 km.