Hull, U.K., based MMS Workboats, a division of MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co Ltd. (MMS), has launched a cutting-edge all-electric workboat designed for plastic and debris collection. Called the Envirocat All-Electric Eco 8.5, the 8.5 meter vessel can be operated by a single user, enabling efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly clearance of plastic and flotsam from the water’s surface.
The vessel, developed in conjunction with naval architect firm Rockabill Marine Design, the...
Single-use plastic could be on its way out. During the Fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) on Wednesday, 175 nations endorsed a resolution to end plastic pollution.
The UNEA aims to create an international, legally binding agreement that includes production, design and disposal of plastic. The agreement, to be drafted by the end of 2024, will include alternatives to single-use plastics, such as designing reusable and recyclable products, improving collaboration to access technology, and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/175-nations-endorse-resolution-to-end-plastic-pollution
The technology group Wärtsilä, together with the shipping company Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater to tackle the amount of microplastics in the world’s oceans; a critical and growing global environmental challenge.
According to the association Plastic Europe, 368 million tonnes of plastic were produced in 2019 worldwide, and around 3%, or 11.4 million tonnes, of this plastic ultimately ends up in the ocean. To tackle the growing amount of...
During the One Ocean Summit last week, container shipping company CMA CGM committed to stop transporting plastic waste overseas beginning in June.
The Marseille, France-based company shipped approximately 50,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of plastic waste from developed countries to Southeast Asia in 2021, CMA CGM Group told FreightWaves. That adds up to about 500,000 tons of plastic waste sent to countries that didn’t produce it.
Though many companies that produce and use single-use plastic...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-to-halt-overseas-transport-of-plastic-waste
During the One Ocean Summit organized by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, announced in a speech that the Group would no longer be transporting any plastic waste aboard its ships.
With this landmark decision effective June 1, 2022, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting the environment and conserving biodiversity.
In his address, Rodolphe Saadé also...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cma-cgm-to-no-longer-carry-plastic-waste-on-its-ships/
According to a recent WWF report, the Mediterranean Sea has become one of the worst plastic-polluted seas on Earth. The massive accumulation of microplastics has a serious impact on the Mediterranean sea, threatening about 134 marine species, including whales, turtles, and seals.
Per the report drafted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, the Mediterranean Sea has crossed the concentration limit of microplastics from which “ecological” threats may result.
The long-term...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/mediterranean-soon-to-become-a-sea-of-plastics/
#TeamSeas campaign was launched with the goal to raise 30M dollars to remove 30M pounds of trash. The Ocean Cleanup and Ocean Conservancy were chosen as the non-profit partners for cleaning up trash in rivers, oceans, and beaches.
The Last Successful Campaign – TeamTrees
The campaign is initiated by MrBeast and Mark Rober, two content creators on YouTube. It is a follow-up to their widely successful TeamTrees campaign, launched in 2019 that raised over 20M dollars to plant 20M trees. Out of the...
A global analysis recently published by the Pew Charitable Trusts titled ‘Breaking the Plastic Wave’, is a one-of-its-kind comprehensive assessment that covers ways to end ocean plastic pollution.
It states that the whole world needs to implement immediate drastic measures to prohibit plastic from entering oceans by 2050. This allows us only about 29 years to save oceans.
The ‘Breaking the Plastic Wave’ report is a unique global analysis that has deployed first-of-its-kind modelling in research....
With discussions at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting (held 10 to 17 June...
https://mfame.guru/bimco-unveils-reduction-of-marine-plastic-footprint-initiatives/
Environmental activists sued the Sri Lankan government last week after MV X-Press Pearl carrying plastics and dangerous chemicals burned off the coast in the Indian Sea for about two weeks.
Plastic can take between 500 to 1000 years to decompose. It is likely to be dragged by ocean currents to shores up to hundreds of kilometres away, impacting humans and wildlife. While plastic may be the most visible impact till now, it is not the most dangerous kind.
The Center for Environmental Justice (CEJ),...