Clean Shipping Alliance Disappointed in Turkey s Scrubber Washwater Ban
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 13, 2021 Scrubber advocate group the
Clean Shipping Alliance has registered its disappointment at the news of
Turkey s ban on the discharge of scrubber washwater in its territory, saying it incorrectly interprets this water as a pollutant. Wash water from exhaust gas cleaning systems should not be interpreted as a form of marine pollution,
Mike Kaczmarek, chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance, said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. These systems have been in use for decades and there is absolutely no evidence of any negative impact on marine life or sea water quality, neither in open waters nor in port environments.