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Some ships, such as this ferry off Corsica, keep their engines running in port, releasing both air and water pollutants. PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP via Getty Images
Shipping rule cleans the air but dirties the water
May. 13, 2021 , 10:35 AM
In an unwelcome twist, a global effort to curb pollution from the heavy fuel oil burned by most big ships appears to be encouraging water pollution instead. A 2020 regulation aimed at cutting sulfur emissions from ship exhaust is prompting many owners to install scrubbing systems that capture pollutants in water and then dump some or all of the waste into the sea.
May 06 2021 Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication.
We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems that are objective and well-researched. However, in the case of the most recent report issued by the ICCT, there appears again to be just too many errors - including the very high assumptions used in their calculations - to justify any of the policy changes they have suggested, commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance.
Clean Shipping Alliance: Wash water discharges are not ‘sludge’
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication.
“We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems that are objective and well-researched. However, in the case of the most recent report issued by the ICCT, there appears again to be just too many errors – including the very high assumptions used in their calculations – to justify any of the policy changes they have suggested,” commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance.
Apr 15 2021 The Clean Shipping Alliance expressed disappointment in the 6 April announcement from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that they will restrict the discharge of wash water in the territorial waters of the country, based on its marine pollution regulation. “We understand that Article 23 of the Regulation is intended to protect against the disposal of liquid or solid waste from vessels and their cargoes, commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance. But unlike the clear examples in the regulation, wash water from exhaust gas cleaning systems should not be interpreted as a form of marine pollution. 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.