14 April 2008 IMO agrees bunker revolution Two-tier plan to lower global cap to 3.5% in 2012 and 0.5% in 2020 - The Marine Environment Protection Committee has approved more info ... [files ...]
22 October 2007 EC argues that a pipeline may be preferable to maritime transport of oil in congested and environmentally sensitive areas, such as the Baltic Sea or the Bosphorus." - The European Commission published on 10 October 2007 a staff working document entitled: "Energy Policy and Maritime Policy: Ensuring a better fit". In this non-binding document, which accompanies the Maritime Blue Paper, the European Commission looks at the connections and synergies between Europe's energy policy and its maritime policy, and discusses how the maritime policy can contribute to achieving the objectives of the energy policy - delivering sustainable, secure and competitive energy throughout Europe more info ... [files ...]
5 April 2007 EMSA to launch CleanSeaNet - Following an open call for tenders, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has set in place contracts for a service which will provide EU Member States with processed satellite data for the monitoring and detection of illegal discharges and accidental oil spills at sea. The main focus of the service will be to provide the Member States with continuity of service, economies of scale and rapid response times in supplying processed information more info ... [files ...]
13 December 2006 As so frequently said, illegal discharge not - The Danish palletcarrier Bornholm was caught in illegal discharge of oil at sea Friday. While sailing on one of its regular sailings from Bornholm to Kolding a huge oil slick was detected by one of the Danish Air force fighter planes. more info ... [files ...]
11 December 2006 NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART AERIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WILL BETTER PROTECT CANADA MARINE ENVIRONMENT - ST. JOHN, NL - A newly equipped Transport Canada Dash 8 pollution surveillance aircraft was officially launched in St. John The aircraft, equipped with state-of-the-art aerial surveillance equipment, will increase Transport Canada ability to detect marine polluters better than ever before. more info ... [files ...]
27 November 2006 Brussels MEPs work through a heavy maritime agenda - This week the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) worked through a long maritime agenda. MEPs considered five of the seven proposals of the Third Maritime Safety Package and discussed the International Labour Organization's (ILO's) 2006 Maritime Labour Convention. more info ... [files ...]
27 November 2006 EU Ship Source Pollution Directive case - applicants file their submissions at the European Court of Justice - EU Ship Source Pollution Directive case.htm more info ... [files ...]
11 November 2006 Green Ship Technology Asia Conference Hong Kong - The Green Ship Technology events have now been running for over four years and the progress which has been witnessed in the industry on relevant issues during those four years was evident in the leading discussions ...In addition to an awareness of the continually growing environmental concern of the general public, the shipping industry remains focused on air emissions, oil in the water and ballast water management. more info ... [files ...]
30 October 2006 EU Environment ministers adopt conclusions on shipments of waste and ship recycling and discuss the EUs Marine Strategy - This week European Union (EU) Environment Ministers met in Luxembourg and adopted a set of conclusions, which include issues of transboundary shipments of waste spurred by the incidents in Ivory Coast and issues of ship recycling. A strong emphasis was placed on the need for the waste policy and maritime policy to be more closely examined with a view to improving the coherence between the Basel and IMO Conventions. more info ... [files ...]