Environmental compliance News

Working together to provide Damen’s Green Solutions

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Bringing together the experience and knowledge of two Damen companies is the close cooperation between Damen Green Solutions and Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC). The two companies combine their specific skill sets to offer ship owners a smoother transition towards compliance with new

News Ship safety

Oldendorff Appoints Verifavia for EU Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Regulation.

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Verifavia Shipping will provide EU MRV services to Oldendorff, including the assessment of monitoring plans and verification of carbon emission reports according to the ISO 14065 standard and regulation 757/2015.

Awards News

MOD Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award Goes to Kelvin Hughes

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Kelvin Hughes, a world leader in the design and manufacture of navigation and security surveillance radar, was presented with a Silver Award by the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) in acknowledgement of its support for the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant is a promise from the nation that those who serve or […]

News Ship safety

Cavitation Bubble Burst by Subsea Industries’ Ecoshield?

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The decision to apply Subsea Industries’ award-winning Ecoshield hard coating to rudders and thrusters is paying dividends, with a number of shipowners noticing zero cavitation damage and failure compared to equipment coated with other protective systems.

Innovation & technology News

Loipart Group: Waste Management Systems

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The founders of A5 Marine Technologies AB have for many years been working with environmental development within the maritime and offshore sector with focus on ship-generated garbage and have as a forerunner earned a good reputation in the market when it comes to cost-effective, compliant solutions and environmental expertise.

Environmental compliance News

Wastewater Treatment Solutions: ACO Marine’s Projects in Canada Will be Supported by Marine and Offshore

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Ontario-based Marine and Offshore (MAO) Canada will provide sales and technical support across ACO Marine’s range of products, including the MEPC227(64) compliant Clarimar MF and Maripur NF biological sewage treatment plants.

Ballast water News

Hull Biofouling Potentially More Damaging to The Environment Than Ballast Water Transfer

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

The entry into force of the Ballast Water Convention this September will not prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species (IAS) unless there is mandatory legislation in place to prevent biofouling on ships’ hulls.

Anti Piracy News

Sea Piracy: The Impact on Seafarers and Their Families

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Modern-day pirates may not wear an eye patch or wave a sword in your face, but they are more real and more dangerous than any of the fictional characters we’ve grown to love as children. Nothing about the sea pirates of today is lovable. The only thing they invoke is fear, and to anyone who's become their victim – post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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MITAGS-PMI Gap-Closing Training, STCW Manila

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Linthicum Heights, Maryland-Glen Paine, Executive Director of MITAGS-PMI announced that the institute has published its STCW Gap-Closing Schedule, which goes through March 2017.

Innovation & technology News

Alfa Laval PureSOx Saves Reederei H.-P. WEGENER Fuel Cost of Over a Thousand Days

Cleaner Seas July 27, 2021

Reederei H.-P. WEGENER, a family-owned business with generations of experience in German coastal shipping, has found proven success with Alfa Laval PureSOx as the solution for meeting sulphur emission limits. In 1000 days of continuous scrubber operation on two of the container vessels it charters out to customers, the company has seen major fuel cost savings.