Starting next Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will remove the fuel contained in the Chinese fishing vessel Min Long Yu, which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef three days ago. The goal of this operation is to eliminate the risk…
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This week has marked a double anniversary of Torrey Canyon and Amoco Cadiz accidents, the events that still mark the global sea navigation. Forty six years after the tragedy, long-passed oil spill off the [Gruensey island shores] still have an impact…
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ISU salvage expert Mike Lacey and Maritime Passive Safety Association President Gilles Longuève today introduced the concept of ‘salvage-friendly’ ship to an audience of nearly 100 IMO delegates gathered for the occasion. The informative session took place during IMO’s 57th…
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Yesterday was the grand premiere of the 1st ever Euromaritime Fair in Paris, France. Maritime passive safety revealed one of the main attractions of the day as Gilles Longuève, CEO of JLMD Ecologic Group and President of the Maritime Passive…
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The Maritime Passive Safety will make the show at the 1st Euromaritime fair, which is to open its doors to key industry decision makers from February 5 to 7 at Paris Expo in France. For the opening, Gilles Longuève, President…
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The difficulties encountered by Shell in Arctic at the end of 2012 have given the tone of the starting year: protecting the Arctic against accidental oil pollution will be a key priority of 2013. On New Year’s Eve, the Kulluk…
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The European Commission adopted this week a new directive’s proposal on marine equipment – the “MED”, which will help to facilitate and optimize inspections of equipment aboard ships calling at EU ports. It is set to further improve safety at…
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Last month, CMA CGM took delivery of the Marco Polo, the world’s largest container vessel with a capacity of just over 16,000 TEUs. Apart from its outsize capacity, the CMA CGM Marco Polo has another distinctive asset; it has…
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A violent collision occurred last Wednesday near the Dutch coastlines between the 23,500-tonne Mitsubishi-freight car carrier “Baltic Ace”, operated by the Greek company Stamco Ship Management and container ship Corvus J, owned by German shipping firm Juengerhans. Following the violent collision, the Baltic…
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At the invitation of Surfrider Europe, the Maritime Passive Safety Association introduced this week the « salvage-friendly ship » concept to decision makers from the political and economic worlds as well as representatives of the civil society gathered in Biarritz on November…
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