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Modelled on the Grenelle Environment Forum (2007), a "Grenelle of the Sea" was launched by the government in spring 2009. A genuine forum bringing together elected representatives, professionals, NGOs and government departments, this Grenelle ended with a series of proposals aimed at promoting environmental protection without inhibiting economic development. The CMF has been one of the players in this forum for real sustainable development. Proposals are refined and developed in the COMOPS (operational committees) made up of industry specialists such as Armateurs de France and Fédération des Industries Nautiques. It is important now for the exercise to produce in a greater number of reasonable concrete actions!
The Agence des aires marines protégées is a public national establishment placed under the Ecology Ministry’s governance. Its main assignments are supporting public policies for the creation and management of marine protected areas (MPA) in the entirety of French maritime waters, running the MPA network, managing human, technical and financial support of natural marine parks implemented by the Agence. The remit of the Agence covers marine nature parks and public maritime property under the jurisdiction of the coastal conservatory, national parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000 sites, areas under the biotope protection orders, designations made under international conventions. The Agence is also an essential agent for spatial management of the French maritime area and for defining a marine strategy in France. It enhance France’s capacity in international negociations concerning the sea. France’s Grenelle de la Mer Round Table has ordered the creation of ten marine nature parks, and at least two in overseas by 2015. To date, four marine nature parks have been created, in Iroise sea, in Mayotte and Glorieuse islands, in Mediterranean sea, five preliminary investigation units have been set up.
 Tara Expeditions has been organizing missions aboard the research schooner Tara for the past 7 years. The goal is to learn more about the impact of climate change on ecosystems. Tara Expeditions is a non-profit association based in France that provides samples and data to the scientific community worldwide. One of the main objectives is to increase environmental awareness among the general public, and particularly young people through its Tara Junior outreach program. Several members of the French Maritime Cluster offer innovative, high value adding solutions, equipment and services for pollution control, waste treatment, etc. Environmental protection and waste treatment
Main activity: build and operate recycling plants dedicated to the processing of ships’ oily waste into marine fuels. Created in 2009, ECOSLOPS of fers a unique, innovative solution to process ships’ petroleum residues and oily water by combining environmental benefit with financial profitability, thus, providing mariners and ports with the most effective service. The OW2P (Oil Waste Processing Plant) technology combines an innovative refining petroleum process (P2R) with an appropriate regeneration clean water scheme. After water separation, hydrocarbons are recycled into two valuable marine fuels in accordance with ISO 8217: MDO (Marine Diesel Oil) and IFO 380 (Intermediate Fuel oil). The global concept, which is compliant with international standards as ASTM & API, is totally environmentally-friendly. The OW2P offers a real benefit to all the stakeholders: port authorities, residue collectors, terminal operators, shipping companies and bunker suppliers.
The website: www.ship-waste.com offers the entire maritime community Web Services aimingto facilitate and optimizing waste collections of maritime origin in compliance with the Annexes of the MARPOL Convention. The plat form SWANET® is composed of two synchronized modules communicating by satellite, an embarked application called SWABOARD® and an ashore website called SWASHORE®. It provides a useful online service for submitting ships’ waste declaration; it permits the validation and the consultation of the ship Waste Delivery Receipt (WDR); and the qualification of participants on their transparency and operational quality. The ship-waste.com website is the first online tool based on voluntary action by the whole maritime community to optimize and manage all ship waste document and collection operations anywhere in the world.
 Société Insulaire Pétrolière (S.I.P), company created in 2006, is specialized in three business sectors: • oil assistance (audience), • maritime works, • activities of piping and weld. During the stripping of seatankers (oil and gas), SIP ensure the implementation of the safety device, the various operations of connection and disconnection and the supervision of the operations.
Passive Safety
 FOR (Fast Oil Recovery) systems international leader, JLMD designs, develops and markets pre-installed, onboard equipment for all types of vessels to protect cargo and bunker tanks used to transport ecologically hazardous products. These systems provide appropriate oil recovery solutions as soon as an incident occurs and enable ships to operate safely, profitably, competitively and reliably.
Cleanup
 ISO certified by Bureau Veritas, BIO-UV designs, manufactures, and offers worldwide reliable and innovative UV solutions for water disinfection (waste water treatment, industrial processes purification, drinking water production, aquaculture, …). For ballast water treatment, BIO-UV has developed BIO-SEA, a modular and chemical free range of systems that combine mechanical filtration and UV treatment in accordance with the G8 IMO Guidelines. www.ballast-water-treatment.com
 Ecocéane is a company created in 2003 working exclusively in the area of research, development and construction of three ranges of patented vessels designed for the collection of hydrocarbons and solid waste at sea: • CATAGLOP range: harbours and coastline clean up, • WORKGLOP range: Oil spill response & services, • SPILLGLOP range: Oil spill response & standby.
 Established in 2003, Thomsea is the leading European company in the design and development of Marine Spill Trawls, patented systems for cleaning up oil spills and other marine pollution at sea and on waterways and lakes (crude and light oils, floating waste, etc.). Using its growing expertise, Thomsea also provides training for crews and operators of small craft in the use of Thomsea trawls on oil spills and emergency cleanup operations at sea, in coastal areas and ports, and on rivers and lakes.
Demolition of polluted structures
Topp Decide is a consultancy company that advises industry on the rational dismantling of civil and military ships, oil platforms and other complex industrial infrastructures. Topp Decide has an in-depth knowledge of good practice in all aspects of dismantling: technology, health and environmental safety, industrial organisation, economics, law, government policy and communication. |
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