Overview

Tradebe is an expert in the management of ship waste, located strategically in five strategic ports in Spain. Its core activities are collection, cleaning, transportation, storage and fuel recovery. More than 100,000 metric tons are managed at...

SERTEGO SA is a Spanish URBASER Group company dedicated to industrial hazardous and non- hazardous waste management. SERTEGO´s global nature, enables it to completely and efficiently solve any problem or requirement on waste management.It...

A worldwide e-services platform to standardize and ease ship waste management. Ship Waste Agency® SWANET® is the first co-operative eco-responsibility platform, aiming to ease waste management. All operators involved in waste process will...

Ships with a Green Award certificate reap various financial and non-financial benefits. By rewarding high safety and environmental standards in shipping, Green Award makes above standard ship operation economically more attractive. The Green...

Pollution in the world’s seas poses a significant threat to marine life and is recognized as one of the global community’s most pressing environmental concerns. Ecoslops Portugal SA offers a reliable, comprehensive service for the...

On the 10th of December 2013, the EU has published in the Official Journal the new 1257/2013 Regulation on Ship Recycling, based on the Hong Kong Convention which the IMO adopted in 2009.

In October 2013 EMSA published a study addressing illegal discharges in the Maritime...

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...

With its favourable strategic location close to the main sea trade routes, it's no wonder Portugal can boast a rich naval and maritime history.

BOS, Marpobel and MAC, three maritime service providers in the Antwerp harbour, merge, continuing their activities and services as MAC²

With 12 year of experience, Eco-Oil provides the reception and treatment of slop-oil, sludge and tank cleaning wastes in respect to the best available techniques and looking for the continuous reduction of the environmental impacts. Since 2001,...

When loading and discharging oil, gases can escape from the fuel in tanks and pipelines. Vapour recycling facilities ingest these gases, and condense them to liquids that are reintegrated in the product flow. Other techniques use absorption on...

Recently, Euroshore attended and contributed to two recent congresses, exploring best practises and an improved cooperation to solve environmental port issues.

The approval of the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in July 2013 for the period 2014 – 2020 by the Committee on Fisheries (PECH) of the European Parliament creates new opportunities to co-finance projects for the collection...

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....

Following difficult negotiations, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council (EU Member States) reached an agreement on the proposed EU Ship Recycling Regulation on 27 June 2013. Opposition throughout the negations notwithstanding, many EU...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) demands that the sulphur content in maritime fuel be decreased from 1.0 % to 0.1 % after 1 January 2015. This regulation applies for fuel use in the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Baltic Sea...

Euroshore Honorary Chairman Wim Hulshof, retired after forty years as a commercial director of waste processor ATM, and fifteen years of building, inspiring and driving Euroshore. Wim was one of the founding members of Euroshore in 1988, and...

On the 31st of May, ESPO held the tenth edition of its annual conference in Varna. The main highlight was a debate on the new ports policy regulation and communication of the European Commission, which were issued mid-May. During the conference,...

Germany's most important seaports are located at the coast of the Baltic Sea, and belong to separate states.

It's one of the most jaw-dropping sights of the modern world. For as far as the eye can see, along a stretch of coastline in Bangladesh, hundreds of mammoth supertankers lie beached on the sand. This is where the world's ships come to die...

More than twenty million people go on cruises each year. Cruise ships burn heavy oil full of pollutants, which are emitted unfiltered into the atmosphere. It does not have to be this way. If the vessels burned diesel instead, the emissions would...

• Reduction of marine litter: let’s meet the targets
• Ship dismantling: yes to internationally balanced regulations

Recently, the new MARPOL Annex V amendments came in force. Under Annex V of the Convention, garbage includes all food, domestic and operational waste. With the exception of fresh fish, this implies all waste generated during the normal operation...

The 2006 concession of Nigeria’s seaports has triggered economic growth of the country. More and more private investors are venturing into the country’s maritime sector, fostering a higher turnout of goods and services in and around...

Demulsifier Q3 reduces treating and disposal costs of MARPOL oil

Maritime Shipcleaning Rotterdam BV (MSR), represented by CEO Ton van de Waardt, joins Euroshore.

Bratislava, April 15-16, 2013

Did you know that the North Sea has an average depth of 94m ?

MSC Cruises loves the sea, which is why we care so passionately about environmental safety. Take a look at our waste management systems and you'll see just how much we do to keep our environmental impact to a minimum.

European Parliament, Brussels

The workshop will deal with the newest developments in technology and types of waste: waste from scubber installations which are used to meet the strict emission rules in the Baltic sea and the North sea, ballastwater and cargo residues as well...

A short video of the waste disposal vessel "Tidy Thames I" passing North Greenwich on the River Thames.

Alternative fuels for maritime transport

Ship breaking is one of the most hazardous jobs in the world because most ships are used to carry radioactive materials, toxic wastes, extremely poisonous chemicals and oil. Not only does it directly affect the health of the workers, it is an...

Under the current Caribbean regulations, ships can begin dumping garbage, including metal, glass and paper, three miles (five kilometres) from shore as long as it is ground to less than an inch. Almost anything but plastic can be dumped beyond 25...