Pollution Control – Page 7
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NewsExcuse me, but is this your plastic litter?
The plastic catch of the Bubble Barrier, Amsterdam, is being examined by the Plastic Soup Foundation.
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NewsStepping stones study around North Sea rigs
Marine scientists from Heriot-Watt’s International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT) on Orkney are working with scientists from around the UK to investigate marine life connected to the rigs, pipelines and other infrastructure in the North Sea.
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NewsPlanting in the lab could help save critical seagrass
The UK’s Ocean Conservation Trust has planted the first seeds in its seagrass cultivation laboratory at the National Marine Aquarium.
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NewsNew insights from shallow water container loss research
On the night of January 1st 2019, the large container ship ‘MSC Zoe’ was making its way on the southerly route along the Dutch Wadden Islands during a northwesterly storm.
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NewsSniffing out the IMO2020 miscreants
Against the backdrop of the IMO 2020 regulations, Finnish companies Meritaito Ltd, part of the Arctia group, and Kine Robot Solutions Ltd have jointly developed the Sniffer Buoy for air quality and emission monitoring.
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NewsRevolutionising dispersants from offshore vessels
According to Ayles Fernie International Ltd, a specialist in the design and manufacture of Oil Dispersant Spray Systems, static dispersant systems are common sources of frustration.
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NewsTailored oil recovery system
The Norwegian pump company Framo has developed an oil skimming system based on its well established TransRec platform that can be tailored to meet different operational requirements writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDistinguishing floating plastics from space
A pioneering technique to detect aggregated patches of plastics floating on the sea surface has been published in Scientific Reports.
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NewsLearning from aviation to digitise wind propulsion
Among the emerging technologies supporting shipping’s road to decarbonisation, wind solutions are one of the more active.
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NewsCarbon-reduction trends and projections
A new industry outlook outlines the latest trends and projections on carbon-reduction strategies for shipping as the industry looks to meet decarbonisation ambitions.
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NewsRubbish-collecting technology seeks support
A pollution-tackling company is seeking support for its new development which intercepts river borne rubbish before it escapes to sea.
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NewsSeabed cleaning using robots and AI
The latest research project being undertaken by the Germen research centre Fraunhofer CML is a project that aims at cleaning the ocean seabed using a combination of robots and artificial intelligence.
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NewsDeal to commercialise oil spill technology
A material made from waste cooking oil and sulphur that can soak up oil spills and other pollution will be commercialised following a deal between its South Australian inventors and a Singaporean company.
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NewsZero emission debris collector
This recently launched electric litter and debris collector vessel will emit zero emissions as it cleans up ports, harbours or waterways.
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NewsBreaking into the plastics and marine debris market
A V-shaped, zero-emission floating debris collector is due to hit the market later this year.
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Belgian CO2 pledge
Belgian shipping group CMB has offset all its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions as from 2020.
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Alfa Laval getting to zero
Scrubber manufacturer Alfa Laval has joined the Getting to Zero Coalition, a coordinated effort to fight climate change by introducing zero-emission vessels by the year 2030.
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NewsUS considers zero-emission marine technology
The US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has been presented with key information about the future of zero-emission marine technologies.
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NewsReducing CTV emissions in the offshore wind industry
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.
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NewsSatellite trackers shed light on seaweed
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.
