Tag: oil spill

Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays - Central - Notre Dame, announced that in the coming months the Canadian Coast Guard will be seeking proposals from qualified marine salvage companies for bulk oil removal from the wreck of the Manolis L.

The oil spill from the Iranian tanker 'Sanchi', that sank off China, has created four separate slicks covering a total area of 100 square km (or 39 square miles), which is almost equivalent to the size of Paris, according to Chinese authorities.

The provincial court of British Columbia in Canada decided to charge a Greek shipping company, accusing it of operating a ship that spilled litres of fuel in Vancouver's English Bay. According to the court the company will be prosecuted regardless of whether it participates in the legal proceedings.

Changes to the Arctic were caused by warming temperatures which allow further exploration for oil, gas, and minerals, thus increasing the risk of pollution in the region. Cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic is very difficult, because effective strategies for cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic are not discovered.

As we are heading towards the end of 2017, we take a look back at the significant developments for the protection of the marine environment. The entry into force of the BWM Convention, the exclusion of shipping in the EU ETS, the initiatives towards electrification and decarbonization compile the scenery of a challenging year for shipping.

The Honduras Maritime Authority advised that all vessels must nominate an oil spill response organisation which has been approved by the Authority to secure the availability of private personnel and equipment necessary to remove a worst-case discharge, and to mitigate or prevent a threat of such a discharge.

An infographic published by Clean Arctic Alliance addresses the matter of heavy fuel oil. HFO one of the most hazardous materials as it increases the impact of oil spills and produces harmful air and climate pollutants.

The Clean Arctic Alliance has issued an infographic illustrating the real costs of HFO spills, identified as the major risk posed by Arctic shipping to the local environment, wildlife and communities. Heavy Fuel Oil is the highly viscous, residual product of crude oil refining, extremely toxic and slow to degrade.

After the container vessel Kea Trader split in half last month, fuel was spilled off the ship, with oil washing New Caledonia's eastern coasts and making the local authorities issue a marine pollution alert.

The European Climate Foundation has created an infographic which depicts potential dangers of the increased Arctic shipping activity  in the region. An oil spill can be proven catastrophic for the region, because of Arctic's sensitive environment.