Archive for the ‘Oceanology’ Category
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Come and join Oceanology International China conference line up and showcase your experience with equipment and services, monitoring technology, and share emerging solutions for China’s developing marine aquaculture sector.
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August 2nd, 2018 | Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Oceanology | Read More
FUGRO wins best practices award for Red Sea Hydrographic Survey
Fugro used three aircraft over around 650 days to acquire high res ALB data over 20,451km² of the Red Sea
Fugro has been presented with the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) LCDR Peter Johnson Best Practices Award 2018, for its successful completion of a large,...
July 26th, 2018 | Awards, Events, Oceanology | Read More
Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems successfully tested for global compliance
Aquarius UV BWMS
Wärtsilä Corporation, 20 July 2018 at 10 am EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä announces that its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all testing procedures required for United States Coastguard (USCG) type approval compliance....
July 20th, 2018 | Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Oceanology, Pollution, Technical, Technology | Read More
The Power of the Public
Plastic Straws: An Environmental Problem Gaining Importance to the Public- and the Marine Industry
Every day, Americans use 500,000,000 plastic straws. Arranging these straws end-to-end would create a line of plastic over 62,000 miles long, enough to circle the Earth 2.5 times per day. Single-use plastic...
July 13th, 2018 | Associations, Environment, News, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Marine-i helps The National Lobster Hatchery strengthen its pioneering Research team
The National Lobster Hatchery’s two new graduate researchers, (L) EmmaTheobald and (R) Elsa Domoney. Photo credit: Ikandi Media
The Marine-i programme has helped two talented University of Exeter science graduates to achieve their dream of working on a globally important research project for The...
July 12th, 2018 | Academia, Charity, Environment, Fisheries, HR, Oceanology | Read More
HELMEPA at the URBAN WASTE project activities in Kavala
From the conference
At the invitation of the Waste Management Authority of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, HELMEPA participated on June 28, in an international meeting in Kavala on waste management, in the framework of the European project URBAN WASTE. The project has received funding from the European...
July 2nd, 2018 | Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
Britain ready to lead the world on G7 Healthy Oceans commitments
UK Hydrographic Office headquarters in Taunton
Britain ready to lead the world on G7 Healthy Oceans commitments
This month the G7 signed a commitment to healthy oceans and ocean science
Seven commitments are outlined in the Charlevoix Blueprint for Healthy Oceans, Seas and Resilient Coastal Communities
Britain’s...
June 28th, 2018 | Climate, Emissions, Environment, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
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TECHNICAL TRACKS: BE A PART OF OUR CONFERENCE
Whether you are a technologist seeking to describe a new development, a scientist or an engineer wishing to share a new application or a user of ocean data wanting to share your specific needs, we invite you to submit an abstract to be included in the Oi...
June 28th, 2018 | Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Oceanology | Read More
Oinousses: Angelakos (Hellas) S.A., annual beach cleaning 2018
Volunteers outside the Municipality Hall.
Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. once again organized a voluntary beach clean up of the Oinousses Islands on May 15th, 2018, participating also in HELMEPA’s Campaign of May 4-25, 2018, “Let’s Cleanup Europe”. Dimitris E. Angelakos, Kitsa Angelakou-Skiniti, and...
June 28th, 2018 | Charity, Communication, Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
MEPSEAS project launched to protect South-East Asia marine environment
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Seven ASEAN countries have formally launched an ambitious initiative aimed at improving the environmental health of the seas in the region, through the implementation of key International Maritime Organization (IMO) marine environment protection treaties.
http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/11-MEPSEASLAUNCH.aspx
Senior...
June 27th, 2018 | Climate, Emissions, Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
‘Blue is the New Green’: Debut Africa Blue Economy Forum Hits the Mark
Leila Ben Hassen, Founder and CEO of ABEF organiser, Blue Jay Communication
Launch event attracts international experts to debate ways to harness Africa’s oceans
LONDON, United Kingdom, June 14, 2018/ — The African continent needs to work together on a country and regional level to put in place...
June 14th, 2018 | Emissions, Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Lloyd’s Register becomes founding member of UN Group for Sustainable Ocean Business
Featured are (left to right) Sturla Henriksen, UN Global Compact Special Advisor on Oceans, LR’s Suzanne Johnston, Lisa Kingo, UN Global Compact CEO and Executive Director, and Tom Boardley, Executive Vice-President, LR.
12th June 2018 – Oceans cover two thirds of the world’s surface but the...
June 12th, 2018 | Charity, Classification Societies, Environment, News, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Huge Ghost net removed from Santorini seabed during unprecedented live stream
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To celebrate World Oceans Day, on June 8th, an international team of 8 volunteer divers from the Netherlands, France and Greece took part in a highly demanding lost or discarded fishing net (also known as ghost nets) removal dive in Santorini. The mission succeeded in cleaning the sea of a huge...
June 12th, 2018 | Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Posidonia 2018: Prof. Mavrakos live on HCMR
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Spyridon A. Mavrakos
What a nice encounter we had earlier on today at the stand of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research – HCMR this last day of Posidonia, thanks to Extrovert Communications initiation.
You all know that we are staunch supporters and attend for many years now...
June 8th, 2018 | Environment, Interviews, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
World Oceans Day: Is your cell phone safe for whales? Friend of the Sea’s call to take actions against ship strikes
Is your cell phone safe for whales?
In occasion of the World Oceans Day, international NGO Friend of the Sea calls both the shipping industry and consumers to take actions to prevent ship strikes.
The time you scroll down the news on your smartphone commuting to work, numbers of whales are killed or...
June 7th, 2018 | Charity, Emissions, Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Plastic pollution: cleaning the Ocean is NOT the solution
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Point of view
By Jeff Ghiglione, director of research in Ecotoxicology at the CNRS
and Romain Troublé, executive director of the Tara Expeditions Foundation
Social networks these days are filled with shocking pictures: plastic bags, bottles, fishing nets and other debris floating in the sea. Such...
June 7th, 2018 | Environment, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
World Oceans Day 2018: Drones are transforming our interaction with the oceans
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[London: 5 June 2018] For millennia human interaction with the world’s oceans has been one of great contrast. On the one hand, this relationship has been built on reliance, with great dependence placed on these waters for food and commerce. On the other, interaction has been defined by mystery and...
June 5th, 2018 | Anniversaries, Aviation, Climate, Emissions, Environment, Fisheries, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
Byron Vassiliades live on Antipollution’s growth and success
Byron Vassiliades – picture credits: Anny Zade
Following last year’s interview with Antipollution’s head Byron Vassilades and given whatever has happened ever since in the field of maritime accidents and the environmental sector mainly in Greece, we are honoured to have him live on the occasion...
June 1st, 2018 | Environment, Groundings, Health and Safety, Interviews, Marine Insurance, Maritime Accidents, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution, Safety and Security, Salvage, Towage, Wreck Removals | Read More
Coldharbour targets Greek market as BW demand picks up
Andrew Marshall, CEO, Coldharbour Marine Ltd
June 2018 – “Posidonia could not have come at a better time for us,” said Andrew Marshall, Coldharbour Marine Chief Executive, a few days before Posidonia opened its doors to the global shipping community in Athens. “We are in the final stages of a...
June 1st, 2018 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, Exhibitions, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Oceanology, Pollution, Ship Conversions, Technical, Technology | Read More
A special ghost net dive to support the Marine Protected Area of Santorini
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HEALTHY SEAS JOINS FORCES WITH COUSTEAU DIVERS AND CARVICO SPA, FOR THE CREATION OF THE FIRST MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN SANTORINI
The Healthy Seas Initiative, supported by the Italian fabric manufacturer Carvico SpA, has joined Cousteau
Divers, the organisation founded by Pierre-Yves Cousteau, in supporting...
May 15th, 2018 | Charity, Climate, Environment, Events, Oceanology, Pollution, Underwater Shipping | Read More
Agenda and Speakers announced for debut Africa Blue Economy Forum 2018
Paul Holthus
Participants will include Captain Peter Hammarstedt, Chairman, Sea Shepherd Australia and Dr Kamal-Deen Ali, Executive Director, Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom, May 14, 2018/ — The Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) (www.ABEF2018.com) 2018 has announced...
May 14th, 2018 | Climate, EEZ, Emissions, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Oceanology, Pollution | Read More
Keep Oceans Free of Plastics
This year, on every occasion the international community places an emphasis on plastic pollution and its detrimental impact on the terrestrial, marine and coastal environment. The themes of both the Earth Day, which was recently celebrated and the World Oceans Day that is fast approaching are centered...
May 10th, 2018 | Associations, Charity, Environment, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
The actions of the “Let’s Cleanup Europe” campaign kicked off
Porto Lagos, Xanthi
The enthusiasm of younger and older volunteers characterized the opening, on Friday 4 May 2018, of the “Let’s Cleanup Europe” campaign, which is coordinated by the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association – HELMEPA for the 5th consecutive year in our country...
May 8th, 2018 | Charity, Climate, Environment, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
Technological characterization of natural zeolites for the removal of inorganic pollutants
Giovanni Varriale
Technological characterization of natural zeolites for the removal of inorganic pollutants
by Giovanni Varriale*
Natural zeolites represent some of the most important inorganic ionic exchangers. Nowadays, considering their high availability and low cost, zeolites are used in a wide...
May 1st, 2018 | Featured, Insight, Oceanology, Pollution, Underwater Shipping | Read More
ITOPF Handbook 2018/19
ITOPF has just published its new Handbook for 2018/19. This contains a wealth of valuable information and guidance for those likely to be involved in spills of oil and chemicals from ships. Updated annually, it features information on ITOPF’s technical and information services, oil spill statistics,...
March 27th, 2018 | Books, Oceanology, Oil Spill, Pollution | Read More
