Pollution Control – Page 13
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NewsBig solution for small vessels
A number of demonstrations have shown how DESMI’s antipollution devices can deal effectively with a number of perplexing problems – including a dearth of vessels on hand to help deal with a spill.
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Ballast Water Management Convention enters into force
The IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017 after Finland acceded to the treaty, but there concerns that shipowners are still without treatment systems approved for global use.
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NewsPeace Boat sign Ecoship collaboration agreement
Peace Boat and DNV GL signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a partnership to develop the Ecoship cruise ship.
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NewsHamburg going greener
DNV GL signed a letter of intent with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) at the recent SMM event, to increase sustainability and reduce the emissions of its own vessels.
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Scandinavian pollution partnership
Finland-based Lamor Corporation Ab and the Norway-based Markleen Group recently signed a cooperation agreement that is claimed will form the most comprehensive and highest quality Oil Spill Response (OSR) solution network on the global market.
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NewsPopcorn plays pollution
How do you run a realistic oil spill disaster response drill without actually releasing any pollution?
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NewsBioplastics debate
While current ‘biodegradeable’ plastics aren’t an answer to marine pollution – with work, they could play a part said the European Bioplastics Organisation (EUBP).
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NewsOil spill nano-fix
Oil spills in the ocean tend to spread out to form a thin layer, even if in an enclosed container the oil seems so viscous it is almost lumpy.
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NewsNew Russian oil dispersant
The Russian state oil and gas producer Gazprom has announced that it has developed a new oil dispersant substance that they claim promises improved performance over existing materials. The announcement was made at the commissioning ceremony of a production unit for material that took place at the facility of the ...
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NewsNovel Seekuh heads for launch
Being launched in Germany in early September is the novel 12m long waste collection and research catamaran - ''Seekuh'' (Sea Cow) - designed to help cope with some of the millions of tons of plastic waste dumped in the world’s oceans every year.
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ETV reprieve
The UK government has taken the decision to provide a further five years of funding for the country’s remaining emergency towing vessel (ETV), based in Orkney.
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NewsWaste Shark drone
South African entrepreneur Richard Hardiman has developed a solar-powered aqua-drone that can automatically clean up water pollution and waste in waterways and ports. It has taken 3 years to develop the Waste Shark drone.
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NewsUnmanned pollution control: no more sci-fi
“Our approach to designing an Unmanned Surface Vessel for things like water quality checking is to keep it simple,” said Greg Atkinson of Eco Marine Power. “You can go off on a tangent and make everything sci-fi – and you could spend a lifetime developing it.”
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NewsOcean clean-up moves closer
A ''passive pickup'' device to clean plastics from the ocean is to face one of its toughest challenges yet: force 8 or 9 gales and seas to match.
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NewsTurkish side collector
Mavi Deniz is introducing a new concept for OSRVs (Oil spill Recovery Vessels), an oil recovery system capacity of 100 m3/h which is approved by BV Class Notation.
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NewsKeel marine harbour skimmer
The design team at UK naval architects Keel Marine has developed a compact skimmer vessel that can operate within the tight confines of a small harbour to remove floating debris and weed.
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NewsNorway and Britain buy Current Buster
The unique oil pollution recovery system developed by Norwegian company AllMaritim has been selected by both Norwegian and British authorities as the preferred system to cope with oil spills in their coastal waters. For Norway this is a repeat order while for Britain the contract with AllMaritim is a new ...
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NewsSeawork winner expanding production
Since winning the overall innovation prize at Seawork International last year with its prototype innovative oil pollution control system, the UK''s Gobbler Boats has spent the year developing the concept into a full production version.
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NewsCoral biodiversity researchAddressing the challenge to coral biodiversity
The research schooner ''Tara'' has begun a new expedition in the Asian Pacific to examine the biodiversity of coral reefs and their evolution in response to climate change and human activities.
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NewsGreen barge for silt disposal
The LNG barge ‘greenports I’, thought to be the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas, is set to regularly carry silt dredged from the harbour basins in Bremerhaven to the disposal facility in Bremen-Seehausen.
