Pollution Control

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

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…

1st December 2002

Prestige Disaster Launches Massive Response

1st December 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

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.

1st September 2002

Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

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.

1st September 2002

Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft.

1st September 2002

First Pass with BilgeKleen

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £ 2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services.

1st September 2002

New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Shipping accidents make up only about 20% of the total oil pollution at sea, with illegal activities such as the discharge of bilge and ballast water tanks making up a far greater…

1st July 2002

OilWatch Sees Pollution on the Seas

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new ¢ 5m pollution combat vessel, Strelasund, which can transport 210 tons of oil at a time, was due for delayed delivery in August as part of a joint bid by…

1st July 2002

New Oil Combat Ship Makes German Baltic Safer

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Emergency Response Kit from Georgia USA-based Centek Industries is a storage container filled with all the necessary items to clean up a marina-sized oil or gas spill.

1st June 2002

Emergency Response Oil Spill Clean-up Kit for Marinas

1st June 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Further improvements to the management of port waste were included in a consultation on port waste facilities announced last month by UK Shipping Minister David Jamieson.

1st June 2002

Further Port Waste Management Consultation

1st June 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Briggs Marine has been awarded a two year contract, with an option for further years, by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to remove oil from the sunken battleship Royal Oak in…

1st June 2002

Briggs Marine Wins Scapa Flow Oil Recovery Contract

1st June 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Oil companies and coastguards have tested a wide range of methods for detecting oil spills at night. Although often both expensive and complex, this equipment has yet to provide a fully satisfactory…

1st June 2002

Swedes Bring Delight to Oil Spill Responders

1st June 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Oil Pollution 2002: Claims Handling and Clean-up Response Conference takes place at Londons De Vere Cavendish St James Hotel on the 22 and 23 April.

1st February 2002

Oil Pollution 2002 Conference

1st February 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Since their launch at seawork2001 in Southampton, Skipa Marines multi-purpose workboats have been impressing those looking for a cost-effective solution to the problems of maintaining marinas, harbours and waterways.

1st February 2002

Skipas Workboat Cleans Up

1st February 2002