Pollution

Watch: Ocean Cleanup system is ‘go’ for Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Shortly after the Dutch Foundation Ocean Cleanup completed cleanup trials in the Pacific, the NGO conducted a meeting on Tuesday evening in Rotterdam to fully evaluate the current situation. A careful rundown of all tests was presented, and concerns and issues were brought to the table. After two hours of evaluation and discussion, it was concluded that System 001 shall continue to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

For the last two weeks, the Foundation’s crew aboard the ‘Maersk Launcher’...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-ocean-cleanup-system-is-go-for-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

US EPA delays introduction of VGP 3.0 until March 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has further delayed the release of its new Vessel General Permit (VGP 3.0), which was originally scheduled to be issued for comment in late 2017, but is now expected to be made available in March 2019 – with at least a 30-day comment period, according to a regulatory update by ABS.

During the extended delay period, the EPA is administratively continuing the current VGP (VGP 2.0), until VGP 3.0 enters into force. Namely:

  • Vessels which are currently...

https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-delays-introduction-of-vgp-3-0-until-march-2019/

Singapore conducts exercise to test oil spill readiness

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) conducted a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE) to test and demonstrate Singapore’s readiness to respond to oil spills at sea. More than 250 personnel from 26 agencies participated in JOSE 2018.

During the exercise, agencies discussed operational and policy measures to deal with a major oil spill in Singapore waters, and a seaward deployment exercise scenario near Raffles reserved anchorage.

The seaward deployment exercise scenario...

https://safety4sea.com/singapore-conducts-exercise-to-test-oil-spill-readiness/

IEA: Ocean plastics possible to double by 2030

IEA published the report ‘The Future of Petrochemicals’ last week in which it analyses the industry. According to IEA, the industry will grow significantly over the next years, with plastics being its main constituent. This could double the amount of plastics in the sea by 2030.

Namely, the petrochemicals industry will be responsible for about 50% of the growth in world oil demand between 2018 and 2050, with plastics being the main factor constituent of this demand growth.

This development...

https://safety4sea.com/iea-ocean-plastics-possible-to-double-by-2030/

Aderco shows the smart way to comply with IMO 2020

Aderco – the world’s leading fuel treatment provider – has launched a new video offering a concise and detailed insight into the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 sulphur cap.

Available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIHkXjsHklw) the 4:27m video outlines in clear, concise facts the importance of tank cleaning before any new fuel is added to a ship’s tanks and why the use of fuel treatments are so important in the maintenance of marine diesel engines.

Among the issues...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/aderco-shows-the-smart-way-to-comply-with-imo-2020/

Row4Ocean: Dakar to Paramaribo

ROW4OCEAN training in Dubai for the 14 December departure.

Row4Ocean
START: 14 DECEMBER 2018 
DAKAR TO PARAMARIBO – 2305 NAUTICA

Eight billion kilos of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year.

Eight billion kilos of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year. For the number crunchers among us, that’s an astounding 22 million kilos of plastic every day – enough to fill over 1500 40-foot containers per day. No wonder our beaches are covered in plastic debris.

Over the course of time, the sun...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/row4ocean-dakar-to-paramaribo/

Raft of new orders for BIO-SEA BWTS

LDA’s Ciudad de Cadiz will be retrofitted with the BIO-SEA UV BWTS

BIO-SEA BWTS SELECTED FOR A RAFT OF NEWBUILD AND RETROFIT PROJECTS

BIO-UV Group has signed an agreement to supply its fully type-approved BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system for retrofit installation to Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ 3500dwt ro-ro vessel Ciudad de Cadiz.

BIO-UV Group will supply a BIO-SEA semi-modular system capable of handling flow rates of 300m3/h. The vessel transports large sections and parts for the Airbus A380.

Th...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/raft-of-new-orders-for-bio-sea-bwts/

Ocean Cleanup gets green light to proceed to Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The Ocean Cleanup announced that it has the ‘go’ to continue its journey to the the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and start cleaning plastics, after two weeks of tests in the Pacific.

The trials showed that U-shape installation attained sufficient speed through water, something that means that it can move faster than the plastics, thus being able to capture it. What is more, it will be able to reorient if wind and wave direction change, keeping a steady state.

Another important conclusion is the...

https://safety4sea.com/ocean-cleanup-gets-green-light-to-proceed-to-great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Diesel spill reported off Key West, US

The US Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a diesel fuel spill that happened approximately 7 miles northwest of Key West, on Tuesday, October 2.

Watchstanders at US Coast Guard Sector Key West received a report of the fishing vessel, San Diego running aground on the Northwest Channel Jetty. Watchstanders launched a USCG Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew who arrived on scene, embarked the four people that were aboard the vessel and determined the hull was breached...

https://safety4sea.com/diesel-spill-reported-off-key-west-us/

US EPA requires Honolulu boatyard to reduce pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with ship repair facility Keehi Marine, Inc. to reduce pollution in its stormwater discharges to Keehi Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. By November, the Honolulu boatyard must ensure that discharges of copper, lead, zinc, and other pollutants meet the requirements of its state stormwater discharge permit.

Ship repair facilities must have stormwater pollution controls in place to protect coastal waters and coral reefs. We are...

https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-requires-honolulu-boatyard-to-reduce-pollution/

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