Overview

A subgroup on Port Reception Facilities has been established under the European Commission’s European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) without prejudice to the role of the COSS Committee (Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of...

Historically low oil prices bring waste oil collectors in difficulty. North Refinery, active in refining waste oil and in regeneration drilling mud for offshore, went out of business.

Bangladesh has no metal resources of its own city, so the shipbreaking yards in Chittagong, its largest second city, generate high profits for their owners. Workers though, enjoy none of the benefits of that profit; wages are barely enough to...

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) together with Euroshore started a sampling campaign on about 15 vessels equipped with scrubbers.  The idea is to analyze the effluent of open loop scrubbers and the sludge of closed loop...

Waste which enters the ocean can turn up anywhere in the world. In 1992 a container ship in the Pacific Ocean lost 30,000 rubber ducks off the coast of China.

Euroshore-member SEREP specializes in industrial outflow treatment and hydrocarbon reprocessing needs. Located in major marine port of Le Havre it offers water treatment at the source or in the SEREP treatment and reprocessing centre.

Sustainable soap factory signs an agreement with fishermen to catch the plastic that pollute the sea and reuse it for new packaging. A success in France and Belgium, the marine waste fishing project could be exported to Denmark.

The definitive publication of last year’s figures show a substantial increase of the amounts of waste disposed by the ships in the Flemish ports in 2013. The figures concern the ports of Antwerp, Ghent and Zeebrugge.

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...

Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the English Channel and the North Sea, France is perfectly placed for access to and from Western Europe and beyond. With its dedicated army of employees, the French ports can be relied upon...

Based in Marseilles-Fos, SERMAP specialises in the collection, transport, recycling and treatment of industrial waste products and liquid residues from cargo and shipping vessels. With their own vacuum trucks, tank trucks and a barge, they have...

Cruise ships dumped more than a billion gallons of sewage into the ocean in 2014, much of it raw or poorly treated, an environmental group says.

Reducing and recycling ships’ waste remains a serious topic in trying to make marine business greener reducing its carbon footprint, and being more sensitive to environmental considerations.

China Dongfang Environmental Protection Machinery Company the professional manufacturer to supply Aquatic Weed Harvester and Garbage Collection Boat.

WASTE MANAGEMENT AT THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM: A SUCCESS STORY!

Reducing and recycling ships’ waste remains a serious topic in trying to make marine business greener reducing its carbon footprint, and being more sensitive to environmental considerations. This workshop provides business information...

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...

Before each cargo switch, barges need to be cleaned thoroughly. ATM Moerdijk offers high quality cleaning services for inland navigation - at its own jetty. Skippers choosing to clean their ships themselves, can also dispose their wash waters for...

At the Euroshore Annual Meeting which was held in Gibraltar on June 25th 2010,  Mr Wim HULSHOF, CEO of ATM (The Netherlands) was unanimously elected as chairman of Euroshore for the next 2 years.

In Bangladesh, men desperate for work perform one of the world's most dangerous jobs. They demolish huge ships in grueling conditions, braving disease, pollution, and the threat of being crushed or stabbed by steel sliced from the hulls.

Inland waterway transport is deemed to be the most environmentally friendly mode of transport. To ensure it stays that way, the management and the disposal of waste generated by the operation of these inland vessels is in Western Europe regulated...

The port of Amsterdam already banned on vapour ventilations, due to their impact on the air quality in the city. MAIN responded to this ban by offering inland barges the service of its vapour recovery installation.

The different competent authorities have updated the list of waste disposal facilities in Flanders.

Strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, Greece has a thriving shipping industry. Dating back to ancient times, its fleet and ports always were key elements of its economic activity. During the 1960s,...

The European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) met on March 12th in Brussels to discuss the use of scrubbers in the perspective of the recent Sulphur Directive implementation. To speed up a break-through in the debate, EUROSHORE has offered to...

From June 2 to 6, Greek ship owners will once again welcome the international shipping community to Posidonia in Athens for five days of business, debate and social gatherings. For over 40 years this largest shipping event provides unique access...

A member of the international Aegean Group, Hellenic Environmental Center (H.E.C.) is one of the world’s largest companies in the field of liquid oily waste management. With its own fleet of tankers, tanker trucks and auxiliary equipment, H...

With the stricter sulphur limits applicable from the 1st of January 2015, the marine industry now faces the challenge of adopting new technologies and/or operational practices. Introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the...

Antipollution, a leading Greek port reception facility manager, specialises in ship-generated solid non-hazardous, and hazardous waste management, oil spill response and recycling and recovery. It provides its services around the clock in all...

Garbage Management -- Marpol Annex V (Edition 2) provides training in how to comply with the revised MARPOL Annex V regulations as regards garbage collection, prrocessing, storage, disposal and record-keeping using the Garbage Record Book. It...

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...

Darren Laguea has decided that - although he wishes to remain in the marine sector - it will be to pursue his own business interests. He therefore steps down as Euroshore’s chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Nature Group PLC.

Spain is the country with the longest coastline in the European Union (8,000 Km.). In addition to its geographic location close to the axis of one of the most important sea routes in the world, it benefits as a strategic area in international sea...

As of the 1st of January 2014 new MARPOL amendments entered into force, including a revised Annex III Regulations, and the United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area.

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...