BP requests a judge to temporarily halt claims paid out as business economic losses, claiming that many were fictitious & absurd. In a filing in federal court in New Orleans, BP stated it could be irreparably harmed because the payouts could…
The Sustainable Ocean Summit 2013 (SOS 2013), organized by the World Ocean Council (WOC), is an international ocean business community gathering dedicated to industry leadership and collaboration in developing solutions to ocean sustainability challenges…
An investment research report draws attention to Scout Exploration, Inc. developers of a unique airborne oil spill technology response system.The system is designed to contain offshore and shoreline oil spills, of which there are hundreds every year…
The European Commission launch a proposal to improve the planning of maritime activities at sea and the management of coastal areas.The proposal – which takes the form of a draft directive – aims to establish a common European framework for…
UK's A&P project engineer, Sally Watson, wins Ian Telfer Prize for her paper 'Reducing fuel usage & CO2 emissions from tug boat fleets: sea trials & theoretical modeling.The Ian Telfer Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published on the subject of the environment…
The Port is leading critical intitiatives for river renewal and infrastructure improvements.In cooperation with the City of Cleveland, the Port is taking a lead role in solving a set of connected and critical environmental and infrastructure…
Divers from Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector braved the chilling temperatures to monitor the state of sunken research ship 'MV Bahia Paraiso'.When she ran aground in 1989 the ship spilled 645,000 litres of diesel and caused one of…
Car Carriers change to latest energy-saving units: part of sales proceeds to aid Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction efforts.To make improvements in energy and economic efficiency, NYK has installed E·COOL, a next-generation energy-saving fluorescent lighting system produced by Optrom…
The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm.”Dr Andrew Garrad, Non-Executive Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan…
Vikoma International Limited appointed Guy Downie as Sales and Marketing Director. Vikoma, which is part of Aberdeen head-quartered Energy Environmental Group, a design manufacture and installation of oil spill containment and recovery equipment…
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) explains its role in support of marine safety, pollution, maritime security & vessel monitoring in a new brochure.EMSA operates maritime information systems to support the maritime monitoring activities of the Commission and Member States…
‘Shipping and Climate Change: how Science can aid an industry that emits more CO2 than the UK’ is second in the ‘Sea Changes Lecture Series’. The series, organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) in association with University College London (UCL)…
Seaspan Ferries Corporation's installation of shore electrical power (also known as AMP) to receive Government of Canada funding.Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their…
Evac can now supply the entire waste handling system for vessels and rigs, to accord with MARPOL Annex V regulations.The company say they can supply the entire waste handling system for vessels and rigs, covering both dry and wet waste, from…
Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (MOT) propose law be amended to enable scrapping of some 22 Vietnam owned ships flying flags of convenience.According to VietnamNet Bridge a recently released MOT report showed that there are many state-owned and private ships berthed in Vietnam…