Tag: pollution prevention

Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent the FSO Safer anchored close to Yemen’s coastline from sparking a major oil spill, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country, David Gressly said.

CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, announced its decision to stop carrying plastic waste on its ship as of June 1st, 2022.

The IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response held its 9th session (PPR 9) from 4 – 8 April 2022, and Intermanager presents the results of the meeting.

The sources and impact of sea-based marine litter form the focus of a new report by the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP).

During a visit to Kenya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced its support for a world-wide agreement to “combat ocean plastic pollution”.

The implementation timeline for the implementation of certain components of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act will be significantly delayed.

The removal of debris coming from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl that sank in Lankan waters, is set to start early November.

The Canadian Coast Guard announced the successful removal of approximately 60 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and diesel from the MV Schiedyk, a historic shipwreck.

The Steering Committee of the International umbrella organization of Marine Environment Protection Associations (INTERMEPA), convened to share knowledge and best environmental practices in the Mediterranean Sea, North America and Black Sea.

Effective from 1st July, the government of Finland has amended its Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport, tightening up the rules governing waste treatment in ports. The amendments are expected to prevent littering of marine and inland waters and discharges of hazardous substances into waters.