Pollution Control

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.

Cassens Werft is to build a new diesel-electric ferry for German shipping company, Norden-Frisia.

Generating fresh water is now easier for vessel owners with Dometic Marine’s new product, the Sea Xchange water reverse osmosis system.

Wärtsilä is to retrofit two UK-based Condor Ferries with its new Aquarius Ready ballast water management system (BWMS) solution.

US-based Hyde Marine is to supply its Hyde Guardian HG150 ballast water management system (BWMS) for VT Halter Marine – the 300th Hyde Guardian unit sold.

Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands is developing a mobile ballast water treatment unit.

Drilling in the North Sea has discovered a site that is considered suitable as a permanent home for the storage of carbon dioxide.

As increasingly strict government and international maritime regulations are phased in to reduce harmful emissions produced by work boats, tugs and large tonnage ships, the need for on board, in-use testing services…