Pollution Control

According to Capt. Brian McJury, a Master Mariner at London Offshore Consultants, Paris, the response can be very enthusiastic in a small ports when a pollution incident occurs.

A number of demonstrations have shown how DESMI’s antipollution devices can deal effectively with a number of perplexing problems – including a dearth of vessels on hand to help deal with a…

Peace Boat and DNV GL signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a partnership to develop the Ecoship cruise ship.

DNV GL signed a letter of intent with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at the recent SMM event, to increase sustainability and reduce the emissions of its own vessels.

How do you run a realistic oil spill disaster response drill without actually releasing any pollution?

While current ‘biodegradeable’ plastics aren’t an answer to marine pollution – with work, they could play a part said the European Bioplastics Organisation (EUBP).

Oil spills in the ocean tend to spread out to form a thin layer, even if in an enclosed container the oil seems so viscous it is almost lumpy.

The Russian state oil and gas producer Gazprom has announced that it has developed a new oil dispersant substance that they claim promises improved performance over existing materials. The announcement was made…

“Our approach to designing an Unmanned Surface Vessel for things like water quality checking is to keep it simple,” said Greg Atkinson of Eco Marine Power. “You can go off on a…

Mavi Deniz is introducing a new concept for OSRVs (Oil spill Recovery Vessels), an oil recovery system capacity of 100 m3/h which is approved by BV Class Notation.

The design team at UK naval architects Keel Marine has developed a compact skimmer vessel that can operate within the tight confines of a small harbour to remove floating debris and weed.

Since winning the overall innovation prize at Seawork International last year with its prototype innovative oil pollution control system, the UKs Gobbler Boats has spent the year developing the concept into a…

The research schooner Tara has begun a new expedition in the Asian Pacific to examine the biodiversity of coral reefs and their evolution in response to climate change and human activities.

The LNG barge ‘greenports I’, thought to be the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas, is set to regularly carry silt dredged from…

Switzerland -based Grove Boats has over 20 years of experience in developing solar electric boats that are mainly aimed at passenger carrying requirements in inland waterways and harbours.

The Central Coastal Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) in Germany has put a shallow-water oil skimming system into service on a flotilla of multi-purpose boats and will equip more.

At the World Port Days 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Imtech Marine has signed for a prolonged stay at the RDM Innovation Dock.