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Stolt Tankers installs microplastics filter on ship to improve water quality

Stolt Tankers has installed a microplastics filter to its ship Stolt Sagaland as part of its ongoing commitment to achieving its environmental ambitions, including protecting life below water. The installation, which coincides with World Oceans Day …

Jun 12, 2023 / Curious

MOL trials microplastic collection device on its car carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Miura Co., Ltd. (Miura) on Tuesday (Jul05) announced the development of new centrifugal-type microplastic (MP) collection device, which can continuously collect MPs while a vessel is underway, by leveraging their …

Jul 7, 2022 / Vessels

Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle ocean microplastics

The technology group Wärtsilä, together with the shipping company Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater to tackle the amount of microplastics in the world’s oceans; a critical and growing global …

Feb 17, 2022 / Curious

MOL & Miura to Conduct Demonstration Test with Microplastic Collection Device Installed on Newbuilding Wood Chip Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Miura Co., Ltd. Tuesday announced a demonstration test of their jointly developed microplastic (*1) collection device, installed on a the newbuilding wood chip carrier, was conducted on October 27.The microplastic …

Nov 25, 2020 / Vessels