Pollution Control – Page 19
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NewsVessel sharing saves pounds and pollution
The vessel sharing organisation Aberdeen Marine Logistics Alliance (AMLA) is on course to record in excess of £1.5m of savings for its members in 2010 after its operations doubled in frequency during the first half of this year.
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NewsInnovative harbour clean-up underway at Antwerp
The Flemish Government and the Port of Antwerp have launched AMORAS, one of the largest silt dredging and treatment projects of the world.
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NewsClearing the water every witch way
Marine debris causes serious economic, social, aesthetic and environmental damage. It is one of the most pervasive and solvable pollution problems plaguing the world’s oceans and waterways. Nets, food wrappers, bottles, styrofoam packaging, and other trash can have serious impacts on wildlife, habitat, and human safety.
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NewsOil slick detecting radar successfully verified
During three days of extensive testing, the advanced capability of Sweden’s Consilium’s oil spill radar to detect oil slicks has been successfully verified. The sea trials were part of an exercise to certify satisfactory safety and efficiency in oil spill response operations.
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NewsOil Spill Response celebrates 25 years
Global oil pollution control cooperative Oil Spill Response marked its 25th Anniversary on 15 June with a special seminar on oil spill response issues and future challenges as well as a commemorative dinner.
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NewsLatest update to State of Seas report
UK marine environmental research specialist ABPmer has made a major input to the latest comprehensive study of UK seas. Charting Progress 2 (CP2) is part of the UK Marine Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (UKMMAS) State of UK Seas report.
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NewsAn alternative route to greener shipping
Current estimates indicate that shipping’s share of global CO2 emissions could increase to between 20% and 30% by 2050. With 90% of global trade carried by sea, this is an issue that cannot be sidestepped. However, commercial realities must be recognised and ‘green’ solutions with tangible commercial benefits may provide ...
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NewsDamen designs a pollution fighter for Vietnam
Damen’s new Multi Purpose Vessel, particularly suited for oil spill response, is set to enter service in the next few weeks in Vietnam after undergoing successful sea trials. Kitted with two large sweeping arms, this is the first time an oil spill response vessel of this type has been operated ...
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NewsRapid response boat to Gulf of Mexico
With some 210,000 gallons of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster still spilling into the Gulf of Mexico daily, Seattle USA based Kvichak Marine Industries has delivered a 30'' Rapid Response Skimmer to Environmental Safety & Health (ES&H) in Houma, Louisiana.
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NewsREMPEC holds regional workshop on MARPOL Implementation
The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) organized a regional workshop recently on the implementation of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
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NewsDubai deal for expanding Vikoma
Vikoma International Ltd has just won a half million pound contract to equip two 63m multi-role vessels for Dubai Ship Building which are ultimately bound for the United Arab Emirates Coastguard.
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NewsFirst ever GHG shipping emissions report released
Scandinavian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has released the industry’s first ever certified GHG emissions inventory report, showing that it managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsISU announces 2009 Pollution Survey results
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has announced the results of its annual Pollution Prevention Survey for 2009, which show a significant increase in the tonnages of pollutants salved in 2009 compared with 2008, despite a drop in the number of salvage services performed by members of the ISU.
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NewsEU low-sulphur directive now being enforced
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has moved quickly to dispel the apparent confusion currently surrounding implementation of the EU directive requiring all ships to use low-sulphur fuel while at berth in EU ports.
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NewsCopenhagen silence on marine pollution
The Copenhagen climate change summit failed to reach a legally binding agreement, and instead merely took a ‘decision to note’ a non-binding accord, reports UK law firm Clyde & Co LLP. The Accord has since been widely criticised, not least for failing to include even aspirational targets for greenhouse gas ...
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NewsThe future consumption of shipping fuels
Over the last few months, during the build up the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, global fossil fuel emissions have been more intensely scrutinized across all industry sectors, writes Del Redvers, Head of Sustainability at BMT.
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NewsClever buoys track oil slicks
In May 2008 Aanderaa Data Instruments AS (AADI) entered an agreement with The Norwegian Clean Sea Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) to develop a small drifting buoy that has similar drift characteristics as an oil slick on the sea surface.
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NewsAkzoNobel signs climate change Communiqué
AkzoNobel chief Eexecutive Hans Wijers recently threw his weight behind ‘ The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change’ by adding his name to those of hundreds of other global business leaders who are calling on world leaders to close a deal on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen this month.
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NewsWärtsilä scrubber knocks SOx off emissions
Wä rtsilä ' s sulphur oxides (SOx) scrubber has been granted the Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) Compliance Certificate by the classification societies Det Norske Veritas and Germanisher Lloyd following successful testing.
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NewsNew anti-fouling system for box coolers
A new oil combat vessel which is being built at the STX Europe yard in Finland will be the first ship to be installed with a new box cooler anti-fouling system which has been jointly developed by Cathelco and Blokland Non Ferro.
