Environment News – Page 128
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NewsHSS Turns on the Light at Samso Wind Farm
Electricity produced by the recently completed offshore wind farm at Samso, Denmark, was connected to the national grid in Denmark for the first time last month, following the official handing over of the new facility by the contractors responsible for building it.
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NewsSilt Curtains Please Malta Divers
Netherlands based Oil Control Systems (OCS) have provided silt curtains to protect a famous diving area in Malta from siltation originating at the nearby construction of a ferry teminal extension.
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News'Prestige' Disaster Launches Massive Response
Oil from the sunken tanker Prestige continued to wash onto the beaches and pollute the rich fishing waters of north west Spain earlier this month as a major oil pollution response operation was underway and the ramifications of yet another major environmental disaster echoed across Europe.
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Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector
A new wireless oil sheen detector for harbours and offshore oil terminals uses satellite and/or cellular link to alert shore based operators within minutes to the presence of oil.
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Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice
The new Oil Storage regulations make it very clear that storage facilities need to be essentially safe and that operators and owners of storage should take appropriate precautions to prevent spills.
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First Pass with BilgeKleen
Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft.
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New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre
Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £ 2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services.
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NewsOilWatch Sees Pollution on the Seas
Shipping accidents make up only about 20% of the total oil pollution at sea, with illegal activities such as the discharge of bilge and ballast water tanks making up a far greater percentage.
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NewsNew Oil Combat Ship Makes German Baltic Safer
The new ¢ 5m pollution combat vessel, Strelasund, which can transport 210 tons of oil at a time, was due for delayed delivery in August as part of a joint bid by sensitive German coastal authorities to better protect the Baltic coast from the consequences of oil spills.
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NewsEmergency Response Oil Spill Clean-up Kit for Marinas
The Emergency Response Kit from Georgia USA-based Centek Industries is a storage container filled with all the necessary items to clean up a marina-sized oil or gas spill.
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Further Port Waste Management Consultation
Further improvements to the management of port waste were included in a consultation on port waste facilities announced last month by UK Shipping Minister David Jamieson.
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Briggs Marine Wins Scapa Flow Oil Recovery Contract
Briggs Marine has been awarded a two year contract, with an option for further years, by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to remove oil from the sunken battleship Royal Oak in Orkney''s Scapa Flow.
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NewsSwedes Bring Delight to Oil Spill Responders
Oil companies and coastguards have tested a wide range of methods for detecting oil spills at night. Although often both expensive and complex, this equipment has yet to provide a fully satisfactory solution.
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Oil Pollution 2002 Conference
The Oil Pollution 2002: Claims Handling and Clean-up Response Conference takes place at London''s De Vere Cavendish St James Hotel on the 22 and 23 April.
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NewsSkipa's Workboat Cleans Up
Since their launch at seawork2001 in Southampton, Skipa Marine''s multi-purpose workboats have been impressing those looking for a cost-effective solution to the problems of maintaining marinas, harbours and waterways.
