Pollution Control
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NewsCrew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding
The Swedish Coast Guard says two crew were fined for causing a major oil spill after their negligence resulted in the grounding of a ferry.
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NewsIMO targets cannot be hit, say 46% of ship owners
Almost half of the ship owners surveyed by Hamburg shipping trade fair organiser SMM did not think IMO emissions targets could be hit.
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NewsTackling plastic pollution the zero emissions way
The Envirocat All-Electric Eco 8.5 from MMS Workboats is designed to support pollution control
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NewsOpinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap
In these challenging regulatory times for maritime, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment director Sigurd Jenssen says exhaust scrubbers are a viable bridge to fill the gap between relying on fossil fuels use and eliminating them.
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News1 million barrels of oil removed from FSO Safer
Disaster has been averted with the removal of more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer, off the coast of Yemen.
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NewsEU €106 million ocean and water restoration scheme
The EU has released €106 million to fund projects aimed at restoring the continent’s oceans and waterways.
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News - VideosVIDEO: Decaying oil tanker salvage begins
After decaying off the coast of Yemen for 30 years, work has finally begun to empty a decaying supertanker of more than a million barrels of oil.
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NewsGetting on board with oil spill management
Every second counts when dealing with marine oil spills, says FirstMats director Richard O’Connor.
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NewsBoskalis steps in to avert oil tanker disaster
Boskalis is part of a UN-coordinated operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from a tanker that has been decaying off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years.
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NewsNavtek launches autonomous litter drone
A solar-powered marine litter cleaning drone that cleans up floating rubbish in canals, ports and estuaries has been launched by Navtek Naval Technologies in Istanbul.
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NewsISU 2022 pollution survey published
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has published its annual pollution prevention survey confirming again the importance of salvors not only to the shipping industry but to wider society as a whole.
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News - VideosIMO pleads for help to prevent oil catastrophe
A potentially catastrophic oil spill needs an urgent international response, says the IMO, which has contracted Boskalis subsidiary Smit Salvage to help avert a humanitarian and environmental disaster.
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NewsOil clean-up underway at Europe’s largest natural harbour
A clean-up is under way at Poole Harbour after 200 barrels containing oil leaked from a pipeline
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NewsNew workboat eats debris
A new debris-munching hybrid workboat is the latest addition to the Port of Lowestoft’s fleet
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NewsNorwegian startup targets autonomous port clean-up
Software and AI is helping to deliver cleaner waters in the Port of Oslo
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NewsBrazil detonates toxic warship at sea
An old aircraft carrier refused entry by Turkish authorities has been detonated at sea by the Brazilian Navy
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News - VideosEMSA opens oil spill response to more vessels
The European Maritime Safety Agency is offering €5.2 million for oil response support from ‘vessels of opportunity’ in a new procedure
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NewsEU takes Ireland to court over water pollution directive
Ireland is in trouble with the EU over failing to legalise the Water Framework Directive
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News - VideosWATCH: Shark robot takes a bite out of pollution
The world’s waterways are becoming snarled up by plastic, and one company has launched a range of robots to try to deal with it.
