Pollution Control – Page 3
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NewsStudy reveals worst North Atlantic areas for plastic waste
Researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory have modelled how plastic waste moves around the North Atlantic to better understand what species and habitats are most at risk
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NewsItaly starts entire coastal mapping project
The most modern sensor and monitoring technology is being deployed to map Italy’s entire coastal habitats.
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NewsBarge sinks in Hamburg with 3,500 litres of diesel on board
Salvage operatives attempted to contain oil leaking off an inland barge that sank at the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsMore emissions rules ahead: UK government launches probe
The UK has launched a Call for Evidence to look at extending its Emissions Control Area around the country.
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NewsIMCA calls on ship operators to clean hulls
The IMCA has released guidance on biofouling not just to save fuel And cut emissions but also to minimise the transfer of invasive marine species to foreign waters.
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NewsNew tug to protect Australia’s coastline
Netherlands-based Smit Lamnalco has signed a 10-year contract with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to provide emergency response services in Australia’s Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef regions.
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NewsIMO publishes book to mark 75 years
The International Maritime organisation is marking 75 years since the adoption of the IMO Convention by publishing a book on safer shipping and cleaner seas.
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NewsETA raises concerns about EU emissions rules
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) has raised concerns surrounding the implications of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) for ports on Europe’s peripheries.
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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.
