Erkannte Ölverschmutzungen in der Ostsee erreichen Allzeittief Forschungs-Mitteilungen Ökologie 26. April 2016 Werbung Detected oil spills in the Baltic Sea reach all-time low (WK-intern) - Half of detections substance other than oil Link The number of oil spills in the Baltic Sea detected through daily aerial surveillance reached an all-time low again in 2015. According to the annual HELCOM report now available, also the size of spills spotted in the region continue to decline following long-term trends. Striking is that half (49%) of all spill detections were identified as substances other than oil or as unknown observations—highlighting the ongoing need to track various kinds of spills. Nonoil-based discharges, which only have been reported to HELCOM since 2014,
Abwassereinleitungen von Passagierschiff in die Ostsee werden verboten Mitteilungen Ökologie 22. April 2016 Werbung Als weltweit erste Region in den Weltmeeren, müssen alle Abwässer an Hafenauffangeinrichtungen (PRFs) entladen werden (WK-intern) - Passenger ship sewage discharges into the Baltic Sea will be banned A major milestone reached through HELCOM cooperation Link The International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed this week that the Baltic Sea special area for sewage discharges from passenger ships under Annex IV or the MARPOL Convention will take effect by latest 2021 for IMO registered passenger vessels. However, in certain cases of direct passages between St. Petersburg area and the North Sea there is a two-year extension to the deadline, until 2023. The decision means that by 2021
HELCOM, Meeresumwelt-Schutzkommission-Ostsee kämpft für weniger Stickstoffeintrag, Forschungs-Mitteilungen Ökologie 10. März 2016 Werbung HELCOM agrees on a Roadmap for a Baltic Sea NECA (WK-intern) - Today the Annual Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), consisting of the Baltic coastal countries and the EU, have agreed on a Roadmap which includes a commitment to submit to IMO a proposal for a Baltic Sea NOx Emission Control Area (NECA) according to the IMO MARPOL Convention Annex VI in parallel with the North Sea. According to the Roadmap it will be submitted to the IMO MEPC 70 meeting, scheduled already for next autumn. Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from shipping is a major source of airborne deposition of Nitrogen, aggravating
Erfolgreich simulierte Ölkatastrophe in der Pommerschen Bucht bekämpft Ökologie Verbraucherberatung 11. September 201510. September 2015 Werbung Zwanzig Schiffe unter der Flagge HELCOM haben eine erfolgreiche Operation durchgefüht. (WK-intern) - Successful oil disaster response operation at Pomeranian Bay Twenty ships under the HELCOM flag conducted today a successful operation to contain and recover two simulated oil spills from vessels collided off the Polish coast in the Pomeranian Bay, as part of the annual Baltic Sea pollution response exercise Balex Delta 2015. A large-scale national onshore exercise was organized simultaneously for deployment of the clean-up units as well as coordination between all the actors involved. For over 25 years HELCOM has sustained the international operational preparedness in maritime emergencies and polluting accidents
Hexicon develops floating platforms for offshore wind energy Offshore Produkte Techniken-Windkraft Windenergie Windparks 12. September 2014 Werbung Swedish offshore wind power developer Hexicon raises 11.4 MSEK to secure the development of first reference plant Swedish offshore wind energy developer Hexicon has attracted 11.4 MSEK (1.24 MEUR) in the form of a rights issue to existing owners. Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish offshore wind energy company Hexicon, which recently announced an agreement with steel maker giant SSAB to develop offshore wind power platforms at deep waters, wants to accelerate the implementation of the new strategy and demonstrate its innovation by building their first reference power plant in the Baltic Sea. (WK-intern) - “This new capital will enable us to intensify our design
Windenergie-Agentur will europäische Offshore-Ostseekarte veröffentlichen Offshore Windparks 24. Januar 201324. Januar 2013 Werbung (WK-intern) - Die Windenergie-Agentur WAB veröffentlicht heute im Vorfeld der Konferenz Windforce Baltic Sea eine Karte der Offshore-Projekte in der europäischen Ostsee. Die Karte zeigt die geplanten Offshore-Projekte und gibt detailliert Auskunft über Größe, Wassertiefe, Küstenentfernung, Besitzer und Entwickler der Offshore-Parks in der gesamten Ostsee. Die Karte steht zum Download im Internet unter www.wab.net bereit. "Offshore-Wind ist ein europäischer Trend - das zeigt die Ostseekarte ganz klar!", so Ronny Meyer, Geschäftsführer der Windenergie-Agentur WAB. Die Karte zeigt, dass mit über 70 Projekten auch die Ostsee ein großes Potential für Offshore-Wind birgt. "Die Ostsee bietet gute Bedingungen für die Offshore-Windkraft. Wir gehen daher von
