Photo: Joe Hughes, CEO and President, The American Club and NAMEPA Chairman HOUSTON, TX – February 24, 2020 – Uncertainty and disruption in the maritime industry has drawn unprecedented support from corporate sponsors to The North American Marine Environment Protection…
Photo: Rick Cameron, Deputy Director of Planning and Development for POLB February 24, 2020 - Weston, CT - Carleen Lyden Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced today that Cheniere Energy, Inc.,…
December 17, 2019 -- The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), has announced that it will host the presentation of the 2020 Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Award for Environmental Excellence. The awards will be presented during NAMEPA’s Safety…
Photo: CARIBMEPA and NAMEPA Board members, and delegates of the 2019 WISTA International AGM and Conference, collect trash on a Grand Cayman beach in the Cayman Islands. Members of The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Women in Maritime…
Company Beach Cleanup Nets 328 Pounds of Trash Photo: GENCO Environment Stewardship Team (CEO John Wobensmith front row, third from right; COO Rob Hughes second row 6th from right) and NAMEPA’s Carleen Lyden Walker (second from right) As part of…
Photo: L to R Rightship’s Captain Anuj Chopra, Carleen Lyden Walker, GMS’ Evan Sproviervo, LISCR’s Stephen Bomgardner, WGMA’s Niels Aalund, and Gareth Burton of ABS Collaborating on a Marine Environment Awareness computer-based training for shoreside staff and seafarers netted the…
Bill C-64 in protection of Canada’s marine environment launchedSOURCE: Safety4SeaRead original article here.The Government of Canada via its 'Ocean Protection Plan' is acting to prevent its eco-marine environment from being affected as wrecked, abandoned, and hazardous vessels, including small boats,…
Elizabeth Weise, SOURCE: USA TODAY Read full article here. SAN FRANCISCO – On Sept. 8, an ungainly, 2,000-foot-long contraption will steam under the Golden Gate Bridge in what’s either a brilliant quest or a fool's errand. Dubbed the Ocean Cleanup Project, this giant sea…
NAMEPA took on the issue of marine debris 10 years ago as a way to reach and educate the public to “Save our Seas”. More recently, we helped promote the idea of reducing the use of straws. How does this affect the maritime industry? As the public awareness and advocacy of environmental issues grows, they will be looking at industry’s that do not seem to be reducing their impact on the environment. It is important that shipping be seen as proactive in this regard, or the “power of the public” will turn to us.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the most recent step towards lessening environmental impacts in the fueling industry. LNG occurs when natural gas is taken from a gaseous form and turned into liquid form. The benefit of using LNG is that it is non-pressurized, and is therefore easier and safer to transport. LNG is only 1/600ths the volume of natural gas in the gaseous state, so more can be shipped at a time. It is win-win for ships as LNG is easier to transport, more fuel efficient, and better for the environment because burning LNG results in less carbon emissions that other forms of fuel. Burning LNG releases 50-60% less carbon than coal. LNG is still a fossil fuel and does have impacts on the environment, but the impacts are less than traditional forms of fuel.