Tag: environment
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Port reception facilities
Published01.03.2022
The availability of adequate port reception facilities (PRFs) for ships’ waste is crucial for the effective implementation of waste management plans in ports. These facilities mostly receive and collect waste from ships, including cargo residues, garbage, oily water and sewage, from the port’s regular vessel traffic. Passively Fished Waste (example: marine litter collected in fishing nets) is now ...
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Anti-fouling
Published28.10.2021
Leaching from the anti-fouling paints used to prevent the build-up of micro-organisms, algae or plants (known as biofouling) on ships’ hulls can have negative consequences for marine habitats, and is ...
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Underwater noise
Published12.10.2021
Underwater noise from shipping is increasingly recognised as a significant and pervasive pollutant, affecting marine ecosystems on a global scale. Measurements in the last 50 years have shown that no ...
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Port call optimisation
Published20.08.2021
There are several ways to reduce the fuel consumption of a ship, thereby contributing to reducing air emissions. Ports, in cooperation with ships, play an important role in reducing the ship’s fuel c ...
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LNG bunkering & OPS
Published20.08.2021
For more than 40 years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers have been using the natural gas cargo vapours as fuel to propel the ship. This translated into the recognition of LNG as an alternative fu ...
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Ship recycling
Published20.08.2021
The EU Regulation on ship recycling aims to reduce the negative impacts linked to the recycling of EU-flagged ships and to ensure that, as of 31 December 2020, ships calling at EU ports or anchorages ...
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Alternative technologies
Published20.08.2021
An array of alternative technologies is helping to increase the sustainability of the maritime transport sector. Whether onboard or onshore, technology is a driving force in helping to mitigate the v ...
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Ballast water
Published20.08.2021
On ships, ballast water is needed to maintain stability during loading and unloading operations and while the ship operates with partial or no cargo or in rough weather. Ships fill their ballast tank ...
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Oil pollution response
Published20.08.2021
Oil spills are one of the most concerning sources of marine pollution, as they are difficult to clean up and can last for long periods of time in the marine environment. They can severely pollute mar ...
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Air pollutants
Published20.08.2021
As a result of various onboard combustion and energy transformation processes, ships emit various air pollutants into the atmosphere. The main ones are sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), pa ...
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