Following an in-depth review, Sustainable Maritime Solutions has provided a briefing document to EGCSA, which roundly rejects Swedish/German proposals for substance Emission Factors in scrubber water overboard discharges at IMO. The briefing document, reproduced below, supports a submission to the 82nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee by IBIA – The International Bunker Industry Association, which calls for Emission Factors to be developed from a large sample analysis programme using IMO agreed standards
Following an in-depth review, Sustainable Maritime Solutions has provided a briefing document to EGCSA, which roundly rejects Swedish/German proposals for substance Emission Factors in scrubber water overboard discharges at IMO. The briefing document, reproduced below, supports a submission to the 82nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee by IBIA – The International Bunker Industry Association, which calls for Emission Factors to be developed from a large sample analysis programme using IMO agreed standards
Market-based mechanisms for effective Greenhouse Gas reduction On 1 January 2020 some might say that the marine sulphur journey is over, the issue dealt with. Let us move on to tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Instead it seems that ship-owners’ worst fears are materialising. The “level playing field” is at risk of distortion through lack of comprehensive and consistent enforcement of the 2020 Sulphur Cap. Many administrations have not processed their national legislation or