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RSSList of ship recycling facilities: first renewals of inclusion for yards located outside the EU
The European Commission has adopted the 12th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
Ship Recycling: Updated list of European facilities includes three new yards
The European Commission has adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
New EMFAF call for tender for study on the practice of open registers for vessels
Today the European Commission launched a new call for tender for a study on flag State responsibilities and “open registers” for vessels registration. The call has a budget of EUR 400,000 and is funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
Baltic Sea shipping should avoid copper in antifouling paints and open-loop scrubbers to mitigate pollution
Issue 600: The semi-enclosed Baltic Sea suffers high levels of pollution. A new study highlights that mitigation must look to address hull coatings and devices that wash hazardous substances from ship exhausts into the water.
Ship hull anti-fouling - are silicone-based coatings a viable, sustainable alternative to toxic, copper-based coatings in the Baltic Sea?
Issue 600: Biofouling of ship hulls with algae, moss animals and barnacles causes drag, increasing greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, whilst also raising the risk of invasive species being transported.
Commission consults citizens and stakeholders on the Ship Recycling Regulation
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Ship Recycling Regulation that will run until June 7, 2023.
On-site renewable energy generation could help decarbonise shipbuilding given suitable incentives
Issue 596: Researchers say that application of a hybrid renewable energy system on a large Italian shipyard could pay for itself in 3.53 years and reduce air emissions in the construction phase, but incentives are needed to mitigate the financial
Update of the EU List of Ship Recycling facilities
Today the European Commission adopted the 10th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities.
Ship Recycling: Updated list of European facilities includes three new yards
In the 9th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities published today, the European Commission has added three new yards.