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Control and Management of Ships’ Biofouling
Biofouling on ships entering the water of IMO Member States may result in the establishment of invasive aquatic species which may pose threats to human, animal and plant life, economic […]
Part Three of a Trilogy: IPCC releases key climate mitigation report
On 4 April 2022, Working Group III of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its much anticipated contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: […]
P&O Maritime Logistics Organise Beach Clean-Ups
Environmental Sustainability is important not only for our Members, but also for the local communities and habitats and ecosystems where they work. This Environmental Bulletin highlights five examples of community […]
New Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Committee
Thanks are extended to all three candidates who put their names forward to serve as Chair of IMCA’s Environmental Sustainability Committee (the ESC). The ESC is a core committee of […]
Playing our part in the global marine plastics challenge
This Environmental Bulletin provides an overview of the extent of the plastics pollution challenge, drawing on the latest scientific evidence from UNEP’s Global Assessment. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought heightened […]
IPCC release report on the Physical Science of Climate Change
On 9 August 2021, the output of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group 1 of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), consisting of 234 authors from 65 countries, […]
Carbon neutral commitments as a key step on the path to ensuring a low carbon future – Heerema leads the charge!
The Paris Agreement’s central goal is to keep increases in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit them to 1.5°C. […]
Environmentally sustainable ship recycling
Information Note (1535) highlights two mechanisms to advance sustainable ship recycling, focusing on the environmental aspects.
Fuel Consumption Data Collection
The 70th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) adopted mandatory MARPOL Annex VI requirements for ships to record and report their fuel oil consumption, also referred to […]
New Publication Alert – Managing environmental risks in the upstream oil & gas industry
In keeping with their members’ commitment to sustainable business, the Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) and IPIECA have updated their widely-read 1997 publication on environmental management in upstream oil and gas, focusing specifically on the operational environmental aspects associated with oil and gas exploration and production[1]. Early on
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An Alternative Fuels Initiative (LNG, GTL, HVO)
Heerema Marine Contractors believes that a responsible company has an obligation to act in a sustainable manner. This includes the minimisation of our impact on the environment, which is why […]
Oil/chemical mapping and spill risk assessment in Saipem’s fleet
What was done Saipem has performed spill risk assessments for all its construction vessels. Through a rigorous and consistent method, the assessments assign a risk level for all equipment on-board […]
Sustainable supply chain: Food waste reduction
Reducing supply chain footprint, disposal of waste to sea and disposal of waste to shore are important contributing factors in optimising responsible fleet operations. In 2017, Fugro teamed up with […]
Sleipnir: the most sustainable heavy lift vessel – Heerema Marine Contractors
Heerema Marine Contractors is one of the leaders in the offshore construction industry, embracing LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as a marine fuel. The most recent addition to Heerema’s fleet – […]
Plastics: a briefing on biodegradability
Plastic is the broad name given to different long-chain polymers with high molecular weight. Some of the most commonly used are PE (polyethylene), PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and PET (polyethylene terephthalate), […]
Plastic Pollution Inspections
This IMCA Environmental Sustainability Bulletin brings you information on an initiative developed at TechnipFMC, whereby plastic pollution inspections were developed within the TechnipFMC fleet. It should be stressed that this […]
Saipem eco-operations program
This is the fourth IMCA Environmental Sustainability bulletin, and, like the others, it is drawn from one of the nominations for the inaugural IMCA Environmental Sustainability Awards made at the […]
Biofuels
This is the second IMCA Environmental Sustainability bulletin, and like the first, it is drawn from the inaugural IMCA Environmental Sustainability Awards made at the IMCA Annual Seminar in The […]
Elimination of employee generated single use plastic
TechnipFMC Marine Operations Services (TMOS) won the inaugural IMCA Environmental Sustainability Award with their plan to eliminate employee generated single use plastics from their facilities and vessels by end of year 2018. This objective was fully in line with their commitment to minimise environmental impact through reduction of company carbon
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