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...
The French carrier CMA CGM will stop using plastic onboard its container vessels, effective from today (1 June 2022).
The reason, according to the company, is that too much plastic waste ends up in the oceans because it is not treated properly at the destination.
It is important to note that in order...
https://container-news.com/cma-cgms-plastic-ban-takes-effect-today/
Maersk Tender and Maersk Trader, the two Maersk Supply Service anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels currently supporting The Ocean Cleanup in the Pacific Ocean, have been contracted for an…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/maersk-supply-vessels-to-continue-ocean-plastic-clean-up-work/
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has announced its collaboration with ReSea Project to support the fight for an ocean without plastic pollution. The post DFDS joins ReSea Project to fight…
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Following a decision to no longer carry plastic waste on its ships, CMA CGM informed that no plastic waste will be loaded onboard the company’s vessels from 15 April 2022. The post CMA CGM ships to…
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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
Clean Oceans Initiative decided to raise its target to provide €4 billion of financing by the end of 2025, instead of the €2 billion initially expected to be reached by 2023. The post Clean Oceans…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/clean-oceans-initiative-commits-to-provide-e4-bln-to-protect-oceans/
French container shipping major CMA CGM will no longer be transporting any plastic waste aboard its ships, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the group announced. The post CMA CGM to phase out…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/cma-cgm-to-phase-out-plastic-waste-shipping/
TeamSeas reached its $30M goal in the final hours of New Year’s Day. The post TeamSeas ocean-trash cleanup campaign raises $30M appeared first on Offshore Energy.
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/teamseas-ocean-trash-cleanup-campaign-raises-30m/
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a joint research agreement with the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT) to start research on marine…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/k-line-vessels-to-participate-in-marine-pollution-research/