Pollution Control – Page 8
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NewsComparative mobile shore power trial
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.
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NewsPartnership helps realise river cleaning idea
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.
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NewsOil spill techniques to clean up ocean plastic
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.
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NewsBubble barrier aims to collect floating waste
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.
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NewsOcean Cleanup interceptor
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
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NewsDiscounted oil spill equipment for Green Award ports
Green Award scheme has a new incentive provider: a company that offers an efficient and innovative product to clean up oil spills.
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NewsMaritime technology projects tackle GHGs
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.
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News2030 goal set for zero-emission shipping
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.
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NewsDredging not to blame for Miami coral deaths
If the industry is looking at mitigating its environmental impact, we need to correctly attribute responsibility.
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NewsOil spill innovation... from the desert
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.
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NewsPlastic pellet pollution challenge launched
A European port has launched a challenge to find the ideal solution for plastic pellet pollution.
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NewsDuckweed: a growing problem
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.
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NewsWaste shark drone
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.
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NewsSafety benefits of autonomous operations
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.
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NewsFirst accreditation for new oil spill scheme
UK environmental risk reduction specialist Adler and Allan, is the first response organisation to be recognised under a new accreditation scheme
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NewsTrelleborg fenders help clean up oceans
Trelleborg has supplied The Ocean Cleanup with seven of its floating pneumatic fenders to help rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
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NewsTackling the rising tide of plastic pollution
UK based workboat specialists Water Witch are leading designers in specialist trash retrieval and waterway cleanup craft for Ports and Marinas.
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NewsAcoustic monitoring protects marine mammals
Sercel has announced that deployment of its QuietSea Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) system has been extended to the UK.
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NewsAir quality in Naples suffers from ships’ emissions
An environmentalist group, Cittadini per l’Aria, has tested the air quality in Naples and has called Italy to support a Mediterranean Emission Control Area (MedECA).
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NewsSniffing drone to catch sulphurous offenders
The maritime authorities in Denmark have deployed a large drone with the capability of sulphur sniffing writes Dag Pike.
