Environment News – Page 138
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Pollution Prevention Proposal
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council to equip the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), established last year in the wake of the Erika disaster, with the legal and technical means necessary to operate specialised pollution response ships and equipment for ...
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Pay Salvors More for Pollution Prevention Says ISU President
Marine salvors meeting in Athens last month expressed deep disappointment at the failure of the joint industry committee to raise SCOPIC Special Compensation rates in line with inflation since they were negotiated four years ago.
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NewsCommitment to Renewable Energy is Good News
Marine contractors in the UK have responded positively to news that the UK government plans a major expansion of offshore windfarms in UK waters. Many contractors are already actively involved in the development of offshore windfarms, whether conducting environmental and geotechnical assessments, preparing the seabed for the installation of wind ...
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NewsNew Coating Promises Zero Pollution
Loodsboot 1, a large pilot cutter owned by the Belgian state''s pilot services recently became the first ship to be entirely coated in Ostend, Belgium with an STC (surface treated coating) called ECOSPEED.
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Watts Happening for German Pollution Control Vessel
STN Schiffselektrik GmbH , a subsidiary of STN Atlas Marine Electronics , has been awarded a contract by Peene-Werft shipyard for the supply of all electrical and electronic equipment to be installed aboard a project named SUBS Ostee , a new pollution control vessel built for Germany''s Federal Waterways Engineering ...
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NewsPISCES 2 Networks Pollution Response Management
seawork exhibitor Transas hasintroduced its next generation Potential Incident Simulation, Control and Evaluation System (PISCES 2).
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NewsLamor Set to Clean Up at seawork2003
First time exhibitors, Finland''s Lamor Corporation , adds to the increasingly international flavour of seawork . The company designs and produces workboats and dedicated oil recovery vessels in a range of standard and custom designed models and sizes which can be outfitted with a specially developed line of advancing skimmer ...
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MCA Brings Successful Prosecution of Pollution Ship
The UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency successfully prosecuted Freedom Investments of Panama earlier this month following an incident last year when one of their general cargo vessels breached the Prevention of Oil Pollution Regulations.
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Nyet In My Back Yard, say Norwegians
The Norwegian parliament is considering a new Act that will extend the country''s territorial sea from four to 12 nautical miles. The proposed Act is designed to reduce the threat of environmental pollution from oil spills and comes in the wake of the recent Prestige incident.
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NewsminimaXx Scoops 'Product of the Year'
The minimaXx separator type OSD 2 from Germany''s Westflia Separator has scooped the prestigious Product of the Year 2002 award at a ceremony in Washington DC USA sponsored by the highly regarded trade journal ''Filtration and Separation''.
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Briggs' Foresight Sees 'British Shield' Vessel Deliver the Goods at 'Prestige ' Spill Response
Briggs Environmental Services Ltd played a significant role in the clean-up process which followed the recent sinking of the tanker Prestige off the coast of Spain.
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News'Aquadozer' Barges Debris Off the Clyde
Liverpool Water Witch Marine & Engineering have signed a contract to build a Water Witch Pollution Control Workboat for Glasgow City Council. The 10.5m LOA Mark 3 version of the company''s versatile surface dredger will be a sister ship to Condor, delivered last year for the Port of Antwerp.
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Timely Topics at Oil Pollution 2003
The 16th Annual Conference Oil Pollution 2003 takes place this year at the Mayflower Conference Centre in central London on 20 and 21 May.
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NewsHSS Turns on the Light at Samso Wind Farm
Electricity produced by the recently completed offshore wind farm at Samso, Denmark, was connected to the national grid in Denmark for the first time last month, following the official handing over of the new facility by the contractors responsible for building it.
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NewsSilt Curtains Please Malta Divers
Netherlands based Oil Control Systems (OCS) have provided silt curtains to protect a famous diving area in Malta from siltation originating at the nearby construction of a ferry teminal extension.
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News'Prestige' Disaster Launches Massive Response
Oil from the sunken tanker Prestige continued to wash onto the beaches and pollute the rich fishing waters of north west Spain earlier this month as a major oil pollution response operation was underway and the ramifications of yet another major environmental disaster echoed across Europe.
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Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector
A new wireless oil sheen detector for harbours and offshore oil terminals uses satellite and/or cellular link to alert shore based operators within minutes to the presence of oil.
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Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice
The new Oil Storage regulations make it very clear that storage facilities need to be essentially safe and that operators and owners of storage should take appropriate precautions to prevent spills.
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First Pass with BilgeKleen
Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft.
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New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre
Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £ 2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services.
