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FBM Patrol Vessels Chosen for Ecuador
FBM Babcock Marine, in partnership with licensed shipyard partner Astilleros De Murueta, was awarded a contract for the construction of three 45 m (150 ft.) patrol…
Oil Spill Experts Address High Density Oil Spills
Leading world experts in oil spill response have agreed a series of recommendations to deal with future spills of high density oil during the International Maritime…
Ballast Water Treatment Through Biodispersion
The process of bioremediation of waste oil through patented biodispersion technology, consists of a breakthrough in ballast water treatment, which has been discovered…
Lubricant Technology Proven Tough Under Fire
When Texaco, now represented in the marine lubricants market by FAMM (Fuel and Marine Marketing), launched Taro 40 XL 40, the lubricant was designed to address pressing…
Marine Oil Spills and Response Options
Marine oil spills are subject to natural processes, which alter oil's physical and chemical properties. These factors ? as well as the type of oil spilled, the magnitude of the spill…
Singapore Strait Is Relieved Of Oil Slick From Damaged Tanker
An oil slick in the Singapore Strait from the damaged tanker Natuna Sea has been dispersed and remaining oil on the vessel was being transferred, the Maritime and…
Galapagos’ Latest Natural Wonder … Jessica?
It seems that the stricken oil tanker that fouled Charles Darwin's Galapagos island paradise cannot be moved and is set to become an artificial reef, teeming with…
Biodispersion Is Viable Option for Floating Oil Treatment
It is estimated that as much as 30,000 tons of oil enter the seas every year, with about 62 percent coming from the industrial sector and 22 percent from ships.
Recovery of Remaining Oil from Solar Days to Take Several Days
The Italian sub-sea construction service provider will begin offloading oil from the sunken tanker Solar 1 on March 14. Although Sonsub International expects the offloading to be an easy job…
Guimaras Oil Spill Probe Begins
A 15-man member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines is set to begin its three-day inquiry into the Guimaras oil spill…
Bunker Fuel Spill Threatens Environmental Disaster
The Coast Guard and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources yesterday were racing against time to prevent a major environmental disaster as oil seeped…
Spill Recovery Equipment Caps to Increase
Effective April 5, the USCG will increase the requirements for on-water oil recovery capability for tank vessel and facility response plan holders by 25 percent.
Iraqi Oil Smuggling Attempt Goes Sour in the Persian Gulf
An Iranian team on Monday stopped an oil leak from a ship that sank in the Gulf last week while apparently smuggling Iraqi fuel oil, a regional marine body said.
Are They In Synch?
Recent spills in the Gulf of Mexico have demonstrated how tried and true oil spill recovery has combined with chemical dispersant technology to combat oil spills.
Dispersants
Government and industry agree chemical dispersants can be combined with mechanical recovery to shorten clean up time and reduce the cost of cleaning up spills. Recent…
Planning, Not Technology, Is Key To Spill Avoidance
Good planning, and not super high technology is the key to fighting tanker oil spills, Ian White, managing director of London-based International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd.