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Tighter Vessel Space and Political Tensions to Impact European Shipping Industry
News | 23 January 2019

The shipping market may see a more positive year in 2019 amid changes in fleet size and shifts in demand for methanol, although ongoing political tensions, growing participation from Russia and looming regulatory change for 2020 could prompt an...

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Magnetic Sponge for Oil Spill Clean-up
News | 21 January 2019

A team of researchers at the University of Calgary, Canada, developed a sponge for soaking up aquatic oil spills that is composed of magnetic boron nitride.

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An Environmental Bomb: Greece to Haul 27 Abandoned Ships
News | 09 January 2019

The Gulf of Elefsina, the chief industrial shipyard area in Greece is home to dozens of abandoned cargo ships and passenger ships. Now, the Greek Government plans to haul these hulking remains of a cargo ship which rise up through the water...

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News from the members
News | 08 January 2019

On October 29th, VSS EPE and EXXON MOBIL successfully conducted Oil Spill Response training and drill, at the area of Zygi, in Cyprus.  The event took place in the context of the project that VSS EPE, a company of Polyecogroup based in...

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Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative launches platform to drive responsible ship recycling
News | 07 January 2019

Industry leaders and the non-profit Sustainable Shipping Initiative launched the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative’s (SRTI) online platform, a tool for sharing information on ship recycling to drive responsible practice.

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MARPOL and IMO Regulations update
News | 06 January 2019

New MARPOL amendments adopted by resolution MEPC.286(71): inclusion of two new emissions control areas (ECAs) for nitrogen oxide (NOx) and information change of bunker delivery note (BDN)

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More ports declare ban on exhaust gas cleaning systems discharges
News | 05 January 2019

Singapore has joined the list of ports that will ban the use of open loop scrubbers in their waters. Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) – more commonly referred to as scrubbers are an accepted equivalent measure in complying with the IMO...

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Operating problems with 60 to 80% of ballast water treatment systems, says Intertanko
News | 04 January 2019

As ballast water management regulations shift towards enforcement, shipowners are finding that the majority of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) installed do not function properly.

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Singapore to ban use of open-loop scrubbers in port waters
News | 03 January 2019

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has said it will prohibit the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in Singapore port waters from 1 January 2020.

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Euroshore on it's way to mean more for stakeholders
News | 30 November 2018

Important tendencies of climate and environmental concerns change our sector and regulations at either IMO and EU level are getting stricter. At the same time, the increasingly more competitive shipping industry is looking for logistic...

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Oslo Harbour cleans up it's waters by drafting in portable remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) which detect rubbish hotspots
News | 27 November 2018

The Oslo Port Authority purchased a small, portable Deeptrekker mini-ROV which gives the harbour authority a fish-eye view of the underwater ‘islands of trash’.

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New EU Directive for the delivery of ship generated waste and cargo residues
News | 01 June 2018

Euroshore presented its views on the new legislative proposal of the EU Commission at European Maritime Days in Bourgas.

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International shipping will take measures to reduce emissions
News | 01 May 2018

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) adopted on 13 April 2018 an initial strategy, a framework for its 173 member countries, which is likely to be a starting point for greenhouse...

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Chairman warns: Low sulphur fuels will impact the business of port reception facilities
News | 28 March 2018

MEPC 280(70) decided, after the assessment of fuel oil availability that the fuel oil standard (0.50% m/m) shall become effective on 1 January 2020. This means that outside the special areas, ships should use low sulphur fuels (max. 0.5%S) or...

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ABS report: Ballast water treatment systems are problematic
News | 01 September 2017

The Ballast Water Management Convention, entering into force on September 8, 2017, requires seagoing vessels to install a ballast water treatment system on board. By treating ballast water, which is taken in for safety and navigational reasons,...

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Ballast water treatment systems two years delayed
News | 01 August 2017

MEPC 71 reached a highly anticipated compromise agreement on compliance dates for ballast water discharge and on implementation dates for the so-called D-2 discharge standard.

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Within the framework of Climate Change Mitigation, the Commission has sharpened its targets
News | 01 July 2017

At least 27% of the energy consumed in the European Union by 2030, should come from renewable energy. One of the possibilities next to wind energy, sun panels, tidal energy etc. is the increased use of biofuels in mineral oils. (See the promotion...

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A new direction for Euroshore
News | 01 June 2017

A large attended general assembly was held in Lisbon. Participants discussed a whole day about the future of our association resulting in a sharper mission statement, vision, ethics code, and best practices.

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Positive outlook for waste management sector in 2017
News | 01 March 2017

Oil prices have increased by 72% from USD 31.48 to USD 54.06 per barrel over 2016. It might signal a shift in the economics of existing recycling programs meaning that some of our members receive a better price for their ‘dry oils’....

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Towards a hopeful 2017 after a difficult 2016
News | 02 January 2017

Many of our members continue to operate in challenging circumstances. Shipping is in a deep crisis. Overcapacity in the shipping sector is a fact, prices are weak putting shipping lines’ prices and profitability under severe pressure....

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Complex regulations and standards are unclarity and uncertain
News | 22 September 2016

I read in the maritime press that several associations are complaining about conventions and rules not always being clear and about standards differing from one continent to another, or even within the EU or the US themselves.

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Take measures to promote marine oils recycling
News | 01 April 2016

As oil prices have fallen drastically since 2014, cement kilns and blast furnaces are increasingly using purer virgin fuels and, as such, reduce demand for the so called “dry oil” or waste oil collected from ships such as bilgewater,...

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Is the low oil price causing more victims?
News | 12 February 2016

Dear reader, please find attached a background article illustrating the difficult situation of oil recycling initiatives in the EU.

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Our best wishes for 2016
News | 02 January 2016

Happy 2016 to you, dear reader. We hope your new year will be full of joyful learning, interesting opportunities and intense pleasure in everything you will undertake.

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Mauro Palmiero, founding member of Euroshore, passed away
News | 01 October 2015

Mauro Palmiero, national president of ANSEP-UNITAM, the National Italian Association of companies carrying out environmental services in ports and harbours and the protection of the marine environment, passed away on June 22.

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New Year wishes
News | 15 January 2015

2014 was a transitional year. Although volumes in ports were picking up, the overall maritime business climate is still slacking. We noticed shipping lines have started to consolidate and/or collaborate to reduce costs and optimize their vessel...

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Products and solutions: Vapour recovery in inland navigation: still a hot issue !
News | 29 April 2014

The polluter pays: on this principle the CDNI Treaty governing the waste from inland navigation is based. The Treaty deals with the different aspects of waste collection, disposal and treatment for river barges sailing in Belgium, France, Germany...

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EU Directive on disposal of ship generated waste and cargo residues
News | 02 January 2014

Apart from the publication of the ship recycling regulation (cfr. further in this issue), 2013 saw little or no progress in European marine environmental legislation, even though EU-regulations concerning ship generated waste and cargo residues...

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Reduction of marine litter - Stern EU legislation on global waste issues more urgent than ever
News | 01 October 2013

Our seas and oceans are increasingly becoming the waste dump of the planet. Plastics, mostly packaging waste, are the key component of marine litter. It floats in huge quantities on the sea surface before it sinks to the seabed or degrades into...

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No time to waste
News | 01 August 2013

Following an appeal from Intercargo, the IMO now has eased rules on hold waste water dumping when no compliant portside facilities exist, and allow – in some cases - its discharge outside designated areas, 12 miles from shore until 2016....

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Opinion: Total marine litter reduction and global ship dismantling solutions? Yes, we can!
News | 01 May 2013
  • Reduction of marine litter: let’s meet the targets
  • Ship dismantling: yes to internationally balanced regulations
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Growing concern for the marine environment
News | 14 February 2005

We are happy to notice a growing concern for the marine environment. The disposal of ships’ waste in Western Europe (Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany) may reach new ‘records’, shipping lines on the other hand are announcing...

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