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BIO-UV GROUP AND TECO TECH SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR TURNKEY BALLAST PROJECTS

Cleaner Seas June 11, 2019

BIO-UV Group, the pioneer in UV-based water treatment technologies, and Norwegian marine engineering and technical services provider TECO Tech have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at providing shipowners with a complete turnkey solution for the BIO-SEA advanced ballast water treatment

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Heddle Marine And Thordon Bearings Team Up to Convert Ships to Pollution Free Propeller Shaft Lines

Cleaner Seas August 8, 2018

The agreement will create an action plan in which a specialist team, comprised of Heddle Marine and Thordon Bearings’ personnel, to offer support to ship managers and owners looking to ensure their vessels are fully compliant with environmental legislation prohibiting the discharge of oil from the oil-to-sea interface of ships' propeller shafts.

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Governments and Businesses Called by UN Environment to Promote, Protect and Respect Environmental Rights

Cleaner Seas August 3, 2018

UN Environment is taking a stand against the ongoing threats, intimidation, harassment, and murder of environmental defenders around the world, with the launch of the UN Environmental Rights Initiative in Geneva.

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As More Sterntube Bearings Fail, Biodegradable EALS Come Under The Spotlight

Cleaner Seas January 26, 2018

While many ship operators consider the rise in use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EAL) a cure-all to meeting environmental regulations, particularly in waters where the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated the use of mineral oils, their performance as a propeller shaft bearing lubricant has come under increasing scrutiny.

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“Polluter Pays Principle” In Environmental Law

Cleaner Seas December 8, 2014

Spyros D. Kintas’ work on Environmental Law, an important aspect of the Environment which is top of the Agenda with Piracy and Terrorism. Particularly interesting when it comes from the new generation.

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Battling Air Pollution: Air Quality Monitoring For Faroe Islands

Cleaner Seas August 24, 2014

Two air quality monitoring stations are installed on Faroe islands to monitor the environment and provide air quality data to the public and other interested parties

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Maritime law expert from Mexico Dr. José Eusebio Salgado y Salgado received International Maritime Prize

Cleaner Seas May 12, 2014

In a special ceremony on 1 December, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu presented the award, in the form of a silver dolphin, to Dr. Salgado y Salgado

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SEACOR Environmental Services Middle East Looks Forward to a bright future

Cleaner Seas May 12, 2014

SEACOR Environmental Services Middle East (SESME) looks forward to a bright future in becoming the major regional emergency response organisation.

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Time And Tide Wait For Nobody – The Question Of Using Scrubbers

Cleaner Seas January 7, 2014

European shipowners and port authorities call for clarification of the rules about the use of scrubbers.