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Imtech Onboard the Rainbow Warrior III

Nov 17, 2009

Imtech Marine Group (global technical services provider) has been commissioned to supply the entire “green” technical infrastructure on board Greenpeace’s

Paint Supplier Sign Copenhagen Communiqué

Nov 16, 2009

AkzoNobel Chief Executive Hans Wijers recently added his name to ‘The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change’ joining hundreds of other global

IMO Approval, OptiMarin Ballast System

Nov 16, 2009

OptiMarin AS has received Type Approval Certificate for the OptiMarin Ballast System (OBS). The Type Approval Certificate has been issued by Det Norske Veritas

EPA Grant Could Help Vessel Operators

Nov 09, 2009

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program is receiving proposals for grants to be used to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines used in various transportation modes,

ABB, Fincantieri Reduce Port Emissions

Nov 09, 2009

ABB, power and automation technology group, and Fincantieri, Italian merchant and naval shipbuilder, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the construction,

Ship Bound for Breaking Finds New Career

Nov 05, 2009

The Margaret Hill, a 50,700 tonne liquid natural gas tanker, was stopped from leaving the UK’s Southampton docks in August this year. The Environment Agency

Update on Freight Ship Oil Spill in GOM

Nov 04, 2009

Divers patched a hole in the motor vessel Pac Alkaid Nov. 1, preventing further spillage of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and enabling the freight ship to successfully

Agencies Respond to Freight Ship Spilling Oil

Nov 02, 2009

The Coast Guard and O'Brien's Response Management are responding to oil which is leaking from the motor vessel Pac Alkaid, which is anchored 10 miles southeast of Southwest Pass near Venice, La.

Fleet Emission Credit Applications Available

Nov 02, 2009

Application forms for fleet emission credits (FEC) as well as a status of the terminal plan submittals are now available on ARB’s Shore Power website. 

CG Reminder, Slow for Right Whales

Nov 01, 2009

The Coast Guard reminds operators of vessels 65 ft or greater in length that the Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule takes effect Nov. 1, requiring those vessels

Crowley, BSY Complete Repower the Leader

Nov 01, 2009

The air is a little cleaner at the Port of Los Angeles these days. Just this month, the new and improved Crowley harbor class tug Leader re-entered the ship assist

Autodesk Involved in Hydrogen Equipped Vessel

Nov 01, 2009

Icelandic Hydrogen used Autodesk Inventor software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), to design a complete on-board hydrogen energy system that powers the auxiliary

PD Ports Receives Env. Impact Assessment

Oct 29, 2009

PD Ports has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport.

Bills on Standards Cruise Ship Discharges

Oct 26, 2009

Senator Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Eshoo (D-CA) introduced companion bills (S. 1820 and H.R. 3888 respectively) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control

Great Lakes Ocean Policy Public Meeting

Oct 26, 2009

Obama Administration officials will hold their sixth regional Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 29, 2009. The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force,

USCG Open to Comments on Proposed Regs

Oct 25, 2009

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold public meetings in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 27 and New York City Oct. 29 to hear comments about a proposed rulemaking for ballast water discharge standards.

Ship Operator Pleads Guilty, Concealing Pollution

Oct 22, 2009

A Panamanian company that operated a 40,000-ton oil tanker ship that regularly made calls in multiple ports in Texas pleaded guilty Oct. 21 in federal court in

Hamworthy Acquires Krystallon

Oct 20, 2009

Hamworthy has completed the acquisition of Krystallon Limited. Fluid handling systems supplier Hamworthy has acquired the company that pioneered gas scrubber development

Port of Rotterdam Aims for 80% CO2 Reduction

Oct 12, 2009

The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990.

Bill Includes $5M to Study Offshore Wind

Oct 06, 2009

According to an Oct. 5 report from the Bangor Daily News, a budget bill that appears headed for final passage in Congress includes $5m for research and development

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