Pollution Control
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Oil spill risks evaluated
18/05/2021A 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. READ more
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Barcelona Seabin removes over 500kgs of waste
28/04/2021A 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. READ more
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Aluminium oil spill recovery vessels nearing delivery
16/04/2021A Spanish ship designer and builder is nearing completion of a pair of oil spill recovery workboats for the Panama Canal Authority. READ more
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UK marine protection plans take shape
02/02/2021A formal consultation to legally protect four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas has been launched. READ more
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Tackling the plastic pollution menace
22/01/2021Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, has engineered what is claimed to be the longest river barrier in Europe to catch plastic and other floating debris. READ more
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Ship-created underwater noise measurement
15/01/2021University of Strathclyde researchers have developed a novel way of measuring underwater noise created by ships which poses a danger to marine life. READ more
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Series production of river plastic extractor
18/12/2020A crane manufacturer has teamed up with a non profit ESG sector company dedicated to reduce marine plastic pollution. READ more
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Seagrass conservation funding
15/12/2020The UK’s Ocean Conservation has received a grant of £250,000 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, enabling large scale seagrass restoration. READ more
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Unmanned aircraft for air pollution monitoring
09/11/2020France’s Ministry of the Sea is deploying a sniffer drone in the Pas-de-Calais region of the Dover Straits in order to help enforce the emission regulations for shipping passing through this area writes Dag Pike. READ more
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AI radar processing for oil spill detection
05/11/2020To further strengthen the Norbit solutions for oil spill detection, met. ocean measurements and target detection, Norbit has acquired the SeaDarQ radar processing technology from Nortek AS. READ more
