Pollution Control – Page 6
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NewsGerman inland shipping gets eco-upgrade incentive
A delayed Government programme which will mean increased funding for eco-friendly propulsion and low emission systems on inland ships has finally gone into effect in Germany, reports Tom Todd.
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Good air quality around the Port of Tyne claims report
Air quality around the UK’s Port of Tyne is “good” and well within the required national standards, an independent inventory of pollutant gas emissions has concluded.
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NewsTackling ship noise
Ship vibration and noise will be tackled under a new collaboration agreement.
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NewsSummer acoustic monitoring programme
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has designed a programme of acoustic surveys to determine the potential impact that marine renewable developments may have on local species and habitats.
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NewsA team of ‘Searial Cleaners’ tackles beach litter
Poralu Marine has launched ''Searial Cleaners'', which the French company, well known for its aluminium marinas claims is the first ever range of shoreline waste collectors.
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NewsOil spill risks evaluated
A study mapping-out potential risks to the UK’s coastal environment, marine life and traffic as a result of hydrocarbon releases from energy industry activity and shipping has been completed.
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NewsBarcelona Seabin removes over 500kgs of waste
A superyacht refit yard in Barcelona has collected the equivalent of 65,000 33cl plastic bottles, over the past year from two sea bins installed in its facilities.
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NewsAluminium oil spill recovery vessels nearing delivery
A Spanish ship designer and builder is nearing completion of a pair of oil spill recovery workboats for the Panama Canal Authority.
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NewsUK marine protection plans take shape
A formal consultation to legally protect four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas has been launched.
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NewsTackling the plastic pollution menace
Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, has engineered what is claimed to be the longest river barrier in Europe to catch plastic and other floating debris.
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Ship-created underwater noise measurement
University of Strathclyde researchers have developed a novel way of measuring underwater noise created by ships which poses a danger to marine life.
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NewsSeries production of river plastic extractor
A crane manufacturer has teamed up with a non profit ESG sector company dedicated to reduce marine plastic pollution.
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NewsSeagrass conservation funding
The UK’s Ocean Conservation has received a grant of £250,000 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, enabling large scale seagrass restoration.
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NewsUnmanned aircraft for air pollution monitoring
France’s Ministry of the Sea is deploying a sniffer drone in the Pas-de-Calais region of the Dover Straits in order to help enforce the emission regulations for shipping passing through this area writes Dag Pike.
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NewsAI radar processing for oil spill detection
To further strengthen the Norbit solutions for oil spill detection, met. ocean measurements and target detection, Norbit has acquired the SeaDarQ radar processing technology from Nortek AS.
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NewsSustainable loo roll far from bog standard
Shipping companies will soon be able to relieve themselves of the burden that waste matter at sea places on the marine environment with the development of a toilet paper that uses no adhesives or other nano-plastics in its manufacture.
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NewsPioneering marine plastic detection system
A LADAR (laser detection and ranging) system has been developed that can supercharge plastic detection capabilities for real-time eco monitoring of rivers and coasts, harbours and ports.
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NewsEcho sounder for conservation management
Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority has recently taken delivery of a Scientific Echo Sounder to help them manage seagrass conservation.
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NewsCoastguard oil spill membership agreement
Oil Spill Response Limited has announced the signing of a new membership agreement with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for the provision of response services.
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NewsSeagrass planting to protect vulnerable coastal areas
New grant funded research into the sustainable protection of vulnerable coastal areas aims at using seagrasses for their boosts to biodiversity and wave dampening.
