Pollution Control
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Oil spill techniques to clean up ocean plastic
14/11/2019The skills learnt from developing the means to clean up oil spills are now being used by a Norwegian consortium to target the growing amount of plastic waste littering the World’s oceans writes Dag Pike. READ more
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Bubble barrier aims to collect floating waste
13/11/2019A Bubble barrier that is designed to collect floating waste but allow free passage to boats and ships is being established on the Westerdok Canal in Amsterdam under a three-year pilot scheme writes Dag Pike. READ more
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Ocean Cleanup interceptor
04/11/2019The Dutch inventor behind the Ocean Cleanup system has come up with a way to stop plastic pollution at the source with a floating device to autonomously scoop it out of rivers READ more
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Discounted oil spill equipment for Green Award ports
29/10/2019Green Award scheme has a new incentive provider: a company that offers an efficient and innovative product to clean up oil spills. READ more
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Maritime technology projects tackle GHGs
24/10/2019A global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed an array of pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping. READ more
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2030 goal set for zero-emission shipping
27/09/201970+ organisations are supporting a new alliance aiming to have commercially viable zero-emission vessels powered by zero-emission fuels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030, leading to shipping’s complete decarbonisation. READ more
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Dredging not to blame for Miami coral deaths
20/09/2019If the industry is looking at mitigating its environmental impact, we need to correctly attribute responsibility. READ more
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Oil spill innovation... from the desert
05/09/2019Oil spills can be disastrous, but as one pollution response operator put it “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to using dispersants. READ more
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Plastic pellet pollution challenge launched
03/09/2019A European port has launched a challenge to find the ideal solution for plastic pellet pollution. READ more
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Duckweed: a growing problem
23/08/2019The explosive growth of duckweed in British canals is causing serious damage to marine life and a sustainable solution to keeping it under control must be found, says a prominent UK waterway maintenance company. READ more
