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If you are in the marine business, enjoy boating or are a watersports enthusiast, the Green Blue has practical advice and information to help you think and act in an environmentally conscious way. Inland or coastal, individual or boating business, there is something here for you.
By taking a few simple steps, you can keep future costs down and sustain high quality water and local environments. Backed by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association, The Green Blue is testing out practical projects, conducting research and providing advice, to help recreational boating go green.
The new Henri Lloyd Blue Eco Jacket has won its Category and the ‘Most ECO-Friendly Product Certificate’ at the 2009 DAME Awards. taking place at the METS Breakfast Briefing this morning (18th Nov).
The Blue Eco Jacket and their accompanying Hi Fit trousers, are both recycled and recyclable, and are the showcase products in Henri Lloyd’s mission to become a greener manufacturing company, and to be the first international marine clothing company to engage in an infinite recycling programme.
View Blue Eco Products on Green Directory
Marine South East is partnering with Olive Consultancy, Business Link's Designing Demand programme and the Manufacturing Advisory Service to deliver SMARTA (Sustainable Marine Transformation and Assessment), a 3-year project aimed at helping marine manufacturing businesses to increase profit levels and reduce their environmental impact. The project is jointly funded by SEEDA and the European Union, so consultancy is free to participating companies and can cover a range of potential actions.
B9 Energy, the largest independent operator of wind farms in the UK, announced today (5th November) through B9 Shipping that it was taking a new tack and will be launching its first fossil fuel free cargo ship in 2012. The sailing vessel will be commercially competitive with conventional oil powered vessels, operating to reliable schedules and offering attractive freight rates.
About 60% of the propulsion for the 3000dwt bulk cargo vessels will be provided by the wind, through a straightforward soft sail system with zero carbon emissions. The remaining 40% comes from B9 Organic Energy sourced biogas powered engines with a carbon neutral performance .