The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has urged Australia to wait the results of a “science- based study” and act with caution before implementing stricter environmental rules , according to Travel Weekly.
Mr Bud Darr, senior vice president of technical and regulatory affairs at CLIA, said the industry is “directly and actively engaged” with New South Wales authorities and the Australian EPA on air pollution issues.
“We are exploring a range of possibilities with those authorities,” Darr said in a statement. “We encourage those officials to take into account operational considerations and the results of a science-based study they have commissioned before taking any unilateral actions locally or nationally.
Mr. Darr said that the sulfur content of fuel has been on the decline and in most cases is below 3.5%. He said in Australia, which imports all of its marine fuel, indications are that the content is about 2.5%.
In the past, ships were powered with “residual” fuel left over from distillation of refined products such as gasoline, leaving behind oil with particularly high sulfur levels.
In addition to using more refined fuel, ship owners have turned to exhaust gas scrubbers. Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are among the companies that have won permission from the EPA to meet lower sulfur standards by scrubbing it from engine exhaust.
Source: Travel Weekly
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