The global environmental maritime congress (gmec), a high-calibre summit meeting of the maritime industry marks a successful premier. ?Setting the green course? was the slogan of gmec held in Hamburg on 7 and 8 September. The participants at this conference all agreed that the slogan could hardly have been better chosen .Environmental and climate protection were the dominant topic at ?gmec 2010? with high-ranking members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the EU, government bodies as well as port authorities, classification societies and shipbuilders gethered in Hamburg to discuss the industry's environmental challenges as well as business opportunities evolving from environmental awareness. The ultimate goal of the conference is to further decrease ecologically harmful emissions worldwide, thus reducing the maritime industry's share in the global emission of CO_2 and respirable dust. But also sustainable waste management and a considerate approach to handling ballast water are crucial factors for a healthy marine environment. Many of the technologies needed already exist as the simultaneous SMM 2010 proof.
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