Pollution Control – Page 12
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NewsCarbon monoxide poisoning awareness urged
UK gas safety charity, The CORGI Trust, and The Port of Liverpool Police force have been urging foreign vessel crew members arriving into UK ports, and all personnel working on vessels, to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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NewsEvidence building for microplastics damage
Ecology consultancy Thomson Ecology has published images showing the scale of the microplastics problem and the way that these plastics are entering our food chain.
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NewsBiological sewage treatment for marine applications
The new Evac EcoTreat biological wastewater treatment plant is claimed to deliver the best of both worlds for owners of small vessels, with cost-effective treatment of black and gray water that meets and exceeds the latest environmental standards.
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NewsCold ironing class notation
The offshore vessel ‘KL Sandefjord’, owned by K Line Offshore AS, is the first offshore vessel with the DNV GL class notation Shore Power.
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NewsMonaco-backed circumnavigating study will report on the health of our oceans
A ground-breaking new scientific study, will examine the impact of climate change and other environmental factors on the world’s marine ecosystem.
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NewsProject seeks to address ships’ biofouling
A new project which seeks to protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the green light.
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NewsNorthern Europe's first floating rubbish bin installed in Helsinki
The first Seabin marine rubbish bin in Northern Europe has been launched and placed in test use in Uunisaari, off the coast of the Kaivopuisto district of Helsinki, Finland. Another floating rubbish bin will be installed in Helsinki at the turn of June
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NewsShannon exercise
A training exercise testing the response capabilities of Shannon Foynes Port Company, local authorities and other organisations who operate in the vicinity of the Shannon Estuary, Ireland recently took place at Spanish Point, County Clare.
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NewsGreen discount
The UK’s Port of London Authority has reported a successful take-up of its ‘Green Discount’ incentive scheme.
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NewsOcean plastic ‘conveyor belt’ confirmed
Collaborative research between two global research programs, Tara Oceans expedition 2009-2014 (France) and Malaspina 2010 expedition (Spain), has reported the large-scale transport of floating plastic debris from the Atlantic to the Arctic.
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NewsOil spill partnership
Denmark’s DESMI Ro-Clean A/S and Finland’s SeaHow, both key players in the global oil spill solutions and oil spill response vessels market, have announced a new strategic partnership.
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NewsProtecting the marine environment
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) provided 213 services to vessels carrying more than 2.5 million tonnes of potentially polluting cargoes during operations in 2016.
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NewsInnovative new oil recovery system
Global environmental solutions company, Lamor Corporation, has demonstrated an innovative new way to recover oil in Halifax, Canada, which is based on the fish net trawling principle.
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NewsSubmarine wreck entombed
Norwegian aggregate supplier Yeoman Halsvik has helped to stabilise the wreck of a World War II submarine outside the island of Fedje on the west coast of Norway.
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NewsPartners needed for new Plaxx fuel
Recycling Technologies (RT) has developed a process which can boost the recycling rate of plastic waste to produce a new fuel.
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NewsBiofouling versus ballast water impact
According to Belgium-headquartered Subsea Technologies, a pioneer in the development of hard hull coating systems and hull and propeller cleaning systems, the entry into force of the Ballast Water Convention this September will not prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) unless there is mandatory legislation in place to ...
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NewsPortuguese boatbuilder moves into oil spill response
A new oil spill response workboat has been produced by Portuguese company – SWB, Seismic Workboats, Lda which is headquartered in Peniche.
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Marine protected area for Ross Sea
The establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Antarctica’s Ross Sea has been agreed during the Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
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NewsMoskito system successfully used
The Moskito oil salvage tool, developed in Norway by Miko Marine AS has recovered its first hydrocarbons from a half submerged ship in Chile.
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NewsHandling pollution in a small port or harbour
According to Capt. Brian McJury, a Master Mariner at London Offshore Consultants, Paris, the response can be very enthusiastic in a small ports when a pollution incident occurs.
