The maritime Environment 

Companies have toe taken into accont  in there policy with  expectations for the future of the maritime  environment

The shipping industrie -formerly seeshipping - is the target of hevy criticism regarding the maritime polution.

Improevements  must be realized on short term forced by national and international regulations.  Of course it might increase costs but economic advantages might be possible also bij fee reductions  from some port autorities; in future it might become a world wide standard. It is not an imaginary thing that ships causing unacceptable pollutions  are no more welcome in ports. As an example one might pay attention to the fact that loading and unloading of  cargo tanks is no longer accepted in some ports, if there is an open connection between tank and the surrounding atmosphere.

Hot topics for innovations in this area are:

• Fuel and energie saving
• Clean fuel and minimum emmission
• Fuel from renewable and alternative energy sources
• Ballast water and other discharges.
•  Pollution by conservations especially under water paintings

But also a concept like "Life cycle design" more content will be given by:

• Application of sustainable material
• Use of recyclable materials.
• Quality conscious designs with less risk of failure without increasing weight and building costs.
• Easy to maintain vessel causes less polluted by less maintenance.
• Environmentally friendly demolition permit and not on the beach at low-wage countries.