Pollution Control

Wave International has developed the DuoCart, a stand-alone, mobile and portable system for fast action when dealing with accidental fuel and oil spills.

Three years of research and development have resulted the ‘Manta’, a giant catamaran, the first factory boat designed to collect and process large quantities of floating plastic macro-waste at sea.

A delayed Government programme which will mean increased funding for eco-friendly propulsion and low emission systems on inland ships has finally gone into effect in Germany, reports Tom Todd.

Ship vibration and noise will be tackled under a new collaboration agreement.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has designed a programme of acoustic surveys to determine the potential impact that marine renewable developments may have on local species and habitats.

Poralu Marine has launched Searial Cleaners, which the French company, well known for its aluminium marinas claims is the first ever range of shoreline waste collectors.

A study mapping-out potential risks to the UK’s coastal environment, marine life and traffic as a result of hydrocarbon releases from energy industry activity and shipping has been completed.

A superyacht refit yard in Barcelona has collected the equivalent of 65,000 33cl plastic bottles, over the past year from two sea bins installed in its facilities.

A Spanish ship designer and builder is nearing completion of a pair of oil spill recovery workboats for the Panama Canal Authority.