Pollution Control – Page 6

  • marine technologies
    News

    US considers zero-emission marine technology

    2020-01-16T15:50:00Z

    The US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has been presented with key information about the future of zero-emission marine technologies.

  • CTV stern wake  (Photo: Carbon Trust)
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    Reducing CTV emissions in the offshore wind industry

    2020-01-14T12:29:00Z

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has announced four winners of a competition designed to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) used to operate and maintain offshore wind farms.

  • Satellite trackers from Globalstar Europe Satellite Services are helping understand the growth of seaweed in the North Atlantic Photo: Globalstar
    News

    Satellite trackers shed light on seaweed

    2020-01-10T10:24:00Z

    Researchers from The Netherlands are using drifter buoys fitted with satellite trackers from Globalstar Europe Satellite Services to help understand the dramatic increase of Sargassum seaweed across the North Atlantic.

  • What is special about the Parkkade trial is that it uses mobile concepts instead of permanent shore-based power connections
    News

    Comparative mobile shore power trial

    2019-12-17T10:26:00Z

    In a world-first, Europe’s largest international port is trialing five mobile shore power systems at coaster berths to reduce CO2, noise and diesel pollution.

  • Interceptor
    News

    Partnership helps realise river cleaning idea

    2019-12-10T12:20:00Z

    C-Job Naval Architects'' partnership with a non-profit environmental organisation has resulted in the launch of a launch of a new river cleaning system.

  • Oil recovery systems can be adapted for cleanup of floating plastics (Photo: NOFO)
    News

    Oil spill techniques to clean up ocean plastic

    2019-11-14T10:54:00Z

    The skills learnt from developing the means to clean up oil spills are now being used by a Norwegian consortium to target the growing amount of plastic waste littering the World’s oceans writes Dag Pike.

  • The bubble barrier is a long, perforated tube with a length of 60 metres that runs diagonally across the bottom of the canal
    News

    Bubble barrier aims to collect floating waste

    2019-11-13T10:46:00Z

    A Bubble barrier that is designed to collect floating waste but allow free passage to boats and ships is being established on the Westerdok Canal in Amsterdam under a three-year pilot scheme writes Dag Pike.

  • This Interceptor system uses floating barriers that catch waste floating down a river and guides it towards an opening
    News

    Ocean Cleanup interceptor

    2019-11-04T11:30:00Z

    The Dutch inventor behind the Ocean Cleanup system has come up with a way to stop plastic pollution at the source with a floating device to autonomously scoop it out of rivers

  • Jan Fransen, executive director of the Green Award Foundation; Koos Tamminga, technical director of Foru-Solution; Bert Smit, Sibinga general director of Foru-Solution; Keita Shinohara, certification manager of the Green Award Foundation
    News

    Discounted oil spill equipment for Green Award ports

    2019-10-29T17:54:00Z

    Green Award scheme has a new incentive provider: a company that offers an efficient and innovative product to clean up oil spills.

  • technology centre
    News

    Maritime technology projects tackle GHGs

    2019-10-24T13:43:00Z

    A global network of maritime technology cooperation centres has completed an array of pilot projects over the past three years, helping to drive forward the changes which are required to reduce GHG emissions from shipping.

  • climate change strategy
    News

    2030 goal set for zero-emission shipping

    2019-09-27T15:31:00Z

    70+ organisations are supporting a new alliance aiming to have commercially viable zero-emission vessels powered by zero-emission fuels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030, leading to shipping’s complete decarbonisation.

  • White Plague outbreak caused by warming seas triggered coral deaths, not dredging as previously claimed, says study (Photo: WPrecht)
    News

    Dredging not to blame for Miami coral deaths

    2019-09-20T12:03:00Z

    If the industry is looking at mitigating its environmental impact, we need to correctly attribute responsibility.

  • Cacti could be the basis for a new, non-toxic oil dispersant that could be used on a variety of different oil spills. Photo: University of South Florida
    News

    Oil spill innovation... from the desert

    2019-09-05T11:37:00Z

    Oil spills can be disastrous, but as one pollution response operator put it “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to using dispersants.

  • A plastic problem
    News

    Plastic pellet pollution challenge launched

    2019-09-03T11:21:00Z

    A European port has launched a challenge to find the ideal solution for plastic pellet pollution.

  • Weeds can build up around certain places, such as under bridges
    News

    Duckweed: a growing problem

    2019-08-23T13:42:00Z

    The explosive growth of duckweed in British canals is causing serious damage to marine life and a sustainable solution to keeping it under control must be found, says a prominent UK waterway maintenance company.

  • The drones would be enabled with GIO mapping to ensure they don't get in the way of waterway traffic in the harbours
    News

    Waste shark drone

    2019-08-06T11:17:00Z

    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 reports Dag Pike.

  • MSRC-owned MARCO skimming vessel
    News

    Safety benefits of autonomous operations

    2019-07-29T12:33:00Z

    Pioneering autonomous technology is set to be demonstrated in the US to show its ability to increase the safety, response time and productivity of marine oil-spill response operations.

  • Adler and Allan delivers emergency environmental response and planning services to a number of ports and harbours
    News

    First accreditation for new oil spill scheme

    2019-07-09T11:06:00Z

    UK environmental risk reduction specialist Adler and Allan, is the first response organisation to be recognised under a new accreditation scheme

  • The Ocean Cleanup technology
    News

    Trelleborg fenders help clean up oceans

    2019-07-01T14:14:00Z

    Trelleborg has supplied The Ocean Cleanup with seven of its floating pneumatic fenders to help rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

  • These shallow draft boats feature a removable catchment basket
    News

    Tackling the rising tide of plastic pollution

    2019-05-14T13:08:00Z

    UK based workboat specialists Water Witch are leading designers in specialist trash retrieval and waterway cleanup craft for Ports and Marinas.