Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
World’s smallest survey system gets a little bigger
Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT.
They won their reputation...
June 12th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Oceanology | Read More
HELMEPA’s Environmental Awareness Campaign draws to a close on the island of Rhodes
HELMEPA Junior members staging theatrical play on pollution prevention
The joint HELMEPA-LRF Marine Environment and Sciences Awareness Campaign successfully drew to a close for the 2012-2013 school year on the island of Rhodes. The Campaign, which is supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF)*,...
June 12th, 2013 | Charity, Environment, Pollution | Read More
The children of Thessaloniki, the Municipality and HELMEPA
Many of Thessaloniki’s 300 children-members of the “HELMEPA Junior” Program, heralding from kindergartens and Primary Schools from around the city and the wider region, were presented with their Commemorative Certificates of Participation during the Municipality’s environmental scheme of “GREEN...
June 11th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Charity, Environment | Read More
ICS meets in Oslo
Masamichi Morooka
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) held its Annual General Meeting in Oslo from 5-7 June at the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA).
(The ICS AGM was preceded by a Summit with Ministers from various governments jointly hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry,...
June 10th, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, International Chamber of Shipping | Read More
Guidance on DP positioning Jack-ups and usse of dumb barges for offshore sector renewables sector from IMCA
Jane Bugler
An increasing number of members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) are involved with the offshore renewables sector and for this reason the association has published ‘Guidance for the Positioning of Dynamically Positioned (DP) Jack-up Vessels on and off the Seabed”...
June 10th, 2013 | Energy, Oceanology, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs | Read More
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…*
Without prejudice
…clouds over the Straits of Bosporus, with its famous bridge linking Europe and Asia. Photo credit Anny Zade
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…* By John Faraclas
The Americans have an interesting expression which refers to “new kids on the block”** and this matches...
June 9th, 2013 | Breaking News, Canals, Country Profiles, Energy, Environment, European Union, Holidays, ITF, Marinas, Marine Insurance, Markets, Mediterranean Shipping, Military, Ocean Shipping, Organisations, People and Places, Politics and Government, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Stock Markets, Story of the Month, Tourism, Trade and Commerce, UN, Yachting | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
Your daily news service from ports around the world.
In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* United States, all ports – Andrea about to move into North Carolina
* Hong Kong, Hong Kong – Speed in Restricted Zones
* Singapore, all ports – Enhancements to Green Ship Programme
DATE: June...
June 7th, 2013 | Environment, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Industry view: Gwyn Griffiths* on Undersampling the oceans is worse than just lack of data
Gwyn Griffiths
The oceans are undersampled. When we read this truism, too rarely do we reflect on what it means for conclusions drawn from observations.
Join me in a thought experiment. You and I are at Southampton; we have our eyes closed, but open them briefly once a day, yours open at midnight, mine...
June 7th, 2013 | Environment, Oceanology | Read More
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS UV ballast water management system to be retrofitted to LPG vessel
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® UV
Wärtsilä Corporation, 7 June 2013 at 11 am EET – By retrofitting Wärtsilä’s AQUARIUS® ballast water management system to the ‘Marola’, Carboflotta can be assured of conforming to legislation, as well as protecting and safeguarding the environment...
June 7th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Pollution, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shiprepair | Read More
Cutting Food Loss and Waste will Benefit People and the Environment, Says New Study on World Environment Day
Wed, Jun 5, 2013* – More than half of the food lost and wasted in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia occurs at the consumption stage.
One out of every four calories produced by the global agricultural system is being lost or wasted
From Australia to Afghanistan, New Research Spotlights...
June 5th, 2013 | Environment | Read More
GL: ECO-Ships Are Here To Stay
Oslo/Norway, 4 June 2013 - At a press conference at Nor-Shipping 2013, classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) said that the trend toward building and operating so called ECO-Ships, or highly energy efficient vessels, was irreversible, given the potential cost savings for the maritime industry....
June 4th, 2013 | Energy, Environment | Read More
Forecasters agree on active hurricane season ahead
Oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic basin are expected to produce more and stronger hurricanes this year compared to last, according to expert forecasters. But how accurate is the data?
(source: Lloyd’s of London)
There is a growing consensus that this year’s hurricane season,...
June 4th, 2013 | Climate, Environment, News, Oceanology, Weather | Read More
Art Exhibition in Thessaloniki
Following an invitation by the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace, HELMEPA is taking part in the “Thermaikos Gulf Days” Art Exhibition at the Port of Thessaloniki, which will operate between 1st and 15th June 2013.
As the title of the exhibition implies, the aim is to inform and heighten the awareness...
June 3rd, 2013 | Art and auctions, Environment | Read More
ETF congress discusses work priorities
31 May 2013 – Affiliates at the ETF 2013 congress on 29-31 May in Berlin, Germany assessed ETF activities over the past four years and set the organisation’s work priorities for the next four years.
ETF President Lars Lindgren addressed more than 400 participants from over 30 European countries...
May 31st, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, HR, ITF, Labour Disputes | Read More
Second Edition of Ship Efficiency: The Guide officially released
LONDON, MAY 2013: Fathom, the information specialists on maritime eco-efficiency, has now officially released the fully revised, updated and extended second edition of key industry reference source, Ship Efficiency: The Guide, in response to the ever evolving technology and efficiency solutions on the...
May 31st, 2013 | Books, Environment, Shipmanagement | Read More
Cracking down on polluters
Cracking down on polluters
(source:Lloyd’s of London)
Wed 29 May 2013 – A growing number of countries are tightening environmental protection rules.
China is to make environmental liability (EL) insurance compulsory for heavy polluting industries, including multinational organisations operating...
May 29th, 2013 | Environment, Pollution | Read More
FutureShip sets up ECO Research Centre in Singapore with support from MPA’s Maritime Cluster Fund
Hamburg/Germany, Singapore, 28 May 2013 – FutureShip, Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) maritime engineering and consultancy subsidiary, has announced the unveiling of its ECO Research Centre in Singapore. The Centre, which aims to conduct research to strengthen FutureShip’s energy efficiency...
May 28th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Environment | Read More
UNEP Launches Knowledge and Cooperation Platform for a Sustainable Future
Tue, May 21, 2013 – “Doing More and Better with Less”
The Sustainable Rice Platform is just one initiative already shared on the Clearinghouse
Nairobi, 21 May 2013 – In the face of economic crises, increasing environmental degradation and the menace of climate change, the global...
May 24th, 2013 | Environment | Read More
With the spotlight on volunteers, HELMEPA begins its environmental campaign on the island of Rhodes
In the presence of local government and Coast Guard representatives, volunteer groups, teachers, students and environmentally conscious members of the local community, HELMEPA began its “Marine Environment and Sciences Awareness Campaign” on the island of Rhodes, under the auspices of the Municipality....
May 24th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Charity, Clubs, Maritime Art, News, Pollution | Read More
Industry View: Bev Mackenzie on Halting the Invasion of Aquatic Organisms in Ship’s Ballast
It has long been recognised that ballast water represents the primary vector for the introduction of invasive aquatic organisms into waterways and coastal ecosystems. Invasive species threaten not just the balance of the ecosystems themselves but may also degrade coastal and inland fisheries, through...
May 24th, 2013 | Comment, Environment, IMarEST, Oceanology | Read More
Results of the 2013 “HELMEPA Junior” Panhellenic Drawing Competition
The Panhellenic Drawing Competition of the “HELMEPA Junior” environmental Program based on the theme “I’m taken in my dreams to a spotless world that gleams” has been successfully completed. HELMEPA received a total of 318 artworks from 352 HELMEPA Junior Groups of 101 Kindergartens and Elementary...
May 23rd, 2013 | Charity, Clubs, Environment | Read More
INTERTANKO applauds IMO progress on the Ballast Water Management Convention
In line with the INTERTANKO-led joint proposal last year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a rescheduling of the International Ballast Water Management Convention implementation dates, which will smooth the installation scheduling for ships installing ballast water management...
May 21st, 2013 | Environment, Intertanko, News | Read More
HELMEPA takes part in the review of the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Med
Upon the invitation of the United Nations Environment Programme Coordinating Unit for the marine pollution assessment and control component of the Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP MED POL), the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association-HELMEPA participated in the first meeting of the government-designated...
May 21st, 2013 | Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
The “Tara Oceans Polar Circle” expedition departs from Lorient
On May 19th 2013, the schooner Tara embarked on a new scientific adventure: The Oceans Polar Circle expedition. Tara will travel 25 000 ams around the Arctic Ocean via the Northeast and Northwest passages, returning to Lorient in December 2013.
The new challenge brings together biologists and oceanographers...
May 21st, 2013 | Charity, Climate, Environment, News, Oceanology, Story of the Day, Weather, Yachting | Read More
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee 65th session pushes forward with energy-efficiency implementation
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 65th session from 13 to 17 May 2013, at IMO Headquarters in London.
The Committee made significant progress in its work on further developing energy-efficiency regulations; adopted an MEPC...
May 21st, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, News, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
