Today, Mycometer holds several patents and registered trademarks. The company’s technology has been verified by the United States Environment Protection Agency.

In Europe, the largest drinking water company in the Netherlands, Vitens, has spent two years working closely with Mycometer. 2015 will see the company run approximately 18,000 water analyses utilizing Mycometer’s technology.

In addition to offices in Horsholm, Denmark and Tampa, USA, Mycometer is successfully bringing its technology to Singapore and the rest of Asia through its new office in Singapore.

“Competent and skilled technicians have enabled Singapore to be at the cutting-edge of water technology”, says Dr. Morten Miller, Co-founder of Mycometer. “We appreciate the spirit of collaboration Singapore offers within our field of expertise and we want to continue partnering with technology-driven clients. We are a member of the Danish Water Technology House in Singapore and are working closely with Singapore’s Public Utilities Board”.

By actively driving water-monitoring technology into the future, Mycometer is in a strong position to work with both public entities and private businesses in Asia. Crucially, while international sales channels are being developed, Mycometer is continually innovating and developing new technologies.

“We are developing an automated water-sampler solution and are committed to delivering new innovation-driven technologies to our clients,” says Miller. “Our success in Singapore has inspired us to engage with other Asian markets. While we remain firmly committed to Singapore, we look forward to developing our activities across the region over the coming years”.

Certifying international standards in environment, safety and quality, the Green Award Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation committed to safe, clean shipping.

It was established in 1994 by Rotterdam Municipal Port Management and the Dutch Ministry of Transport.

The foundation stimulates improvements in shipping and environmental awareness and assists international ports in efforts to improve environmental procedures. The Green Award is presented by the Bureau Green Award, the executive body of the Green Award Foundation.

Certification consists of an office audit and a complete audit of individual ships and focuses on crew, operational, environmental and managerial elements. The certification scheme is open to oil tankers and dry bulk carriers upwards of 20,000 deadweight tonnes, liquified natural gas carriers and inland navigation vessels. “The Green Award certifies seagoing vessels and inland barges that go above and beyond international standards in environment, safety and quality,” says managing director Jan Fransen. “International ports and service providers grant incentives to Green Award certified vessels including various financial and non-financial benefits and facilitate improvements in international shipping. We intend the Green Award to continue to be a leading example of a joint industry corporate social responsibility initiative.”

There is an internationally recognised need to address the challenges of green ship recycling. Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sea2Cradle has successfully recycled more than 60 ships in China with a zero-accident record. Today, the company is looking to build on its growing reputation as a leading player in green ship and maritime structure recycling.

Tom Peter Blankestijn, Sea2Cradle’s managing director, says: “Recyclable materials such as steel, aluminium and copper account for 97 per cent of a vessel’s recyclable parts. We are concerned with the 3 per cent that cannot be recycled such as asbestos, paint, oil, mercury and other ozone
depleting substances. At Sea2Cradle, we are driven to add value to our client’s environmental policies.”

The recycling procedure includes a rigorous pre-cleaning with all hazardous materials carefully handled, separated and disposed of according to the highest standards. After vessels have been cleaned, dismantling takes place under strict supervision. Sea2Cradle provides on-site surveyors to monitor the process and upon completion the client receives certified documentation of the entire process.

International and national legislation directly impact the recycling process. These include “The Basel Convention”, a treaty on the control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and its disposal and the “Hong Kong Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships 2009”, which aims to minimise the risks to human health and safety and the environmental impact throughout the process of ship recycling.

Sea2Cradle is actively involved in drawing up new legislation, specifically for ship recycling, as the company is working to the highest standards known for this process. Sea2Cradle can also perform audits on ships to create a ship specific Inventory of Hazardous Materials, even if they are not yet due for recycling.

Sea2Cradle handles vessel types ranging from large floating storage and offloading vessels to small survey vessels and has developed a client base comprising some of the most respected names in the shipping industry.

Nearly all the company’s recycling takes place at state-of-the-art ISO 14000 and OHSMS 18001 certified facilities in China. The company has strong relationships with facilities in the United States, Britain, Turkey and Belgium which provide Sea2Cradle with additional recycling capacity and flexibility.

Blankestijn says: “There is a movement referred to as ‘green China’ and we intend to build on this. With China today being responsible for 55 per cent of new-builds, shipyards are investing heavily in new technology and have the capacity to perform in an environmentally sound way. Sea2Cradle will continue to responsibly manage the entire ship recycling process for our clients.”