Antarctica

• Tuesday, August 27th 2024 - 07:24 UTC

  Punta Arenas expects some 170 cruise calls this season, beginning 14 September

  

  Some 170 cruise calls and an estimated 100,000 visitors are what the Punta Arenas, Austral Ports Enterprise, Epaiustral, is expecting for the coming 2024/25 season. Of these 128 are internationally flagged vessels, while the remaining fifty belong to local Chilean cruise companies, the Ventus and the Stella Australis.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2024 - 08:13 UTC

  Antarctic Treaty Secretariat: vacancy for Executive Secretary

  

  The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting invites applications for the role of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. Apply to the FCDO by 30 September 2024.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:59 UTC

  BAS publishes carbon emissions for 2023/24, striving to reach net zero

  

  For the first time, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are publishing their carbon footprint data on their website to increase transparency and help other organizations reduce their carbon emissions.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 05:33 UTC

  HMS Protector crosses Panama Canal as it prepares for Antarctica's 2024/25 season

  

  The Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector is swapping the high north for the deepest south after completing a successful mission to Canada’s polar waters. The Plymouth-based survey and scientific vessel usually patrols the Antarctic, but occasionally to Arctic climates to certify that she is able to operate in the icy northern regions, which are vastly different to work in despite their visual similarities.

• Friday, August 9th 2024 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina upgrades Petrel Antarctic base air and maritime facilities

  

  The three services of the Argentine Armed Forces, together with private sector companies have finished upgrading landing facilities at the Antarctic base of Petrel in the Antarctic Peninsula. Accordingly during the month of June a first medium sized aircraft, Saab 340 from the Argentine Air Force landed successfully at the new landing strip.

• Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:45 UTC

  BAS Professor Lloyd Peck awarded the 2024 SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research

  

  Professor Lloyd Peck FRS, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey, has been announced as the 2024 recipient of the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research. The medals, awarded by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), recognize exceptional service to the international Antarctic community and contributions to Antarctic and Southern Ocean research.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 16:25 UTC

  Falklands longliner rescue operation: all crew members safe in located life rafts

  

  The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority reported early Tuesday morning that longliner Argos Georgia had been lost but fortunately, all 27 crew members were able to take to life rafts, and the rescue operation is now surface-centered in recovering the dispersed rafts in extreme weather conditions but with overwatch coverage.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 06:38 UTC

  Whale environmentalist and crew arrested in Greenland on Japanese warrant

  

  The Greenland police reported it had arrested environmental activist Paul Watson when his ship docked in Nuuk under an international warrant issued by Japan. The 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen has been known for engaging in direct action tactics such as confrontations with whaling ships out at sea.

• Saturday, July 13th 2024 - 10:02 UTC

  UKHAT Conservation Plan for protecting “Endurance”, Shackleton's iconic vessel

  

  The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust are proud to announce the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time – Shackleton’s Endurance – has been published and is available to view on the site, enduranceshipwreck.org.

• Saturday, July 13th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

  South Georgia, Poseidon Expeditions promotes travel and conservation

  

  A resourceful initiative to help fund vital wildlife and cultural conservation on the island of South Georgia has been agree between Dundee base charity South Georgia Heritage Trust and Poseidon Expeditions, according to Travel Daily News.