SHIP EMISSIONS
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed new fuel quality limits for ships as part of a strategy to reduce maritime industry air pollution. It has proposed a directive capping the sulphur content of such fuels at 1.5 per cent for those used by vessels in the North Sea, English Channel and the Baltic and by passenger ferries on regular services to or from any port within the EU. It has also proposed a 0.2 per cent sulphur limit on fuel used by ships at berth in EU ports, to reduce local coastal emissions. European Union environment Commissioner Margot ...
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