OREANDA-NEWS. Nature Group is pleased to announce the implementation of a new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorised autoclave system that will have a significant impact on the maritime industry along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Nature Environmental & Marine Services, LLC (NEMS) has recently started processing maritime waste through their new autoclave system. The system is designed to process (decontaminate) solid waste received from foreign oceangoing vessels calling at the Texas Gulf Coast. With the use of pressure and heat the machinery eliminates any possible pests, insects and invasive plants that may be contained in the waste material.

Located in Corpus Christi (Texas), the Nature Group facility is treating ship's waste from Port Arthur to Brownsville. With this complete Texas Gulf Coast coverage Nature is helping to protect Texas agriculture from harmful organisms.

The USDA authorised autoclave facility is now receiving all waste requiring this decontamination treatment.

Now that the processing unit is in place, Nature has the ability to process it's own collected USDA regulated waste thus eliminating the need to haul it to third party processors. This allows a significant cost savings in processing fees and truck time.

This is the first system to be installed in the Corpus Christi region, dedicated for maritime waste and is coming at just the right time; Corpus Christi and Brownsville make up the fastest growing maritime region in the US. The vessel traffic is expected to show significant growth due to the expansion of the petrochemical industry in the Corpus Christi area and the lifting of the crude oil export ban.