Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a leading classification society, and Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. (PSE), a global provider of advanced process modelling technology, today have released the results of the Maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) research and development project. The project has successfully developed a concept design for on-board chemical CO2 capture. The system…
4,000 gallons of diesel fuel has been contained on the Tennessee River after a tugboat sank in one of its embankments. The vessel, owned by New Johnsonville Marine Service, was found partially sunk on Monday morning. Officials said there were possibly 4,000 gallons of fuel on board, most of which leaked into the water.…
The U.S. Coast Guard is maintaining communication with a cruise ship that has lost main propulsion and is dead in the water approximately 136 miles north of Merida, Mexico Sunday. The Carnival cruise ship Triumph reported a fire in the aft engine room. Cruise ship personnel isolated and extinguished the engine room fire. No…
Oslo. The high seas that cover almost half the Earth’s surface are a treasure trove with little legal protection from growing threats such as over-fishing and climate change, according to a new international group of politicians. “High levels of pillage are going on,” David Miliband, a former British foreign secretary, told Reuters. He will…