Aiming to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from ships in the North Sea
The Port of Antwerp has joined a Clean Shipping project which aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from ships in the North Sea Region by gathering and sharing information on environmental technology.
The CNSS project, including 18 partners from six countries, strives to reduce exhaust gas emissions from ships in the North Sea Region. The objective is to improve the environmental issues caused by air pollution and greenhouse gases from shipping along the North Sea coast and within North Sea ports and harbours.
CNSS addresses this by sharing knowledge and convincing influential stakeholders to take action. These stakeholders include regional and European politicians, ports, shipping companies and cargo owners.
The Clean North Sea Shipping (CNSS) project has recently launched a website gathering information on Clean Shipping Technology, which serves as a guide for existing nearby and long-term technological solutions to reduce carbon dioxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxide in order to promote the development of a sustainable maritime transport system.
The website and a corresponding brochure cover both current and future legislation and technology, as well as economic and environmental benefits for the shipping industry and port authorities.
Maritime shipping is estimated to represent around 3 per cent of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. Due to significant expected growth of international trade, maritime emissions (CO2) are expected to increase by a factor of 2-3 by 2050 if no action is taken.
Source: The Digital Ship
