Tag: air pollution

Shipowners are required to take all necessary measures to prevent air pollution from their vessels emitting soot or black/dark smoke during their stay in Fujairah waters.

A recent report exposes the environmental and public health impacts of retail companies’ reliance on fossil-fueled maritime shipping to bring products into the United States.

​Argentina has become the 100th State Party to MARPOL Annex VI regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships. With this ratification, the regulations now apply to 96.65% of world merchant shipping by tonnage, according to IMO. 

During the “Mediterranean Emission Control Area” webinar held by Nabu, MEPs and activists from local groups across Europe, focused on how to fight air pollution and tackle shipping’s climate impact around the Mediterranean Sea.

Emissions from ship exhausts can have a major effect on air pollution, weather and climate. However until relatively recently these have been largely unregulated, particularly in international waters, a new study from the University of Manchester finds.

The California Air Resources Board announced a settlement with Del Monte Fresh Produce for $1,990,650. This is the largest penalty to date related to clean air violations for the state’s Ocean-Going Vessel At Berth Regulation.

The Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Tomakomai Port Authority joined forces to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel and provide LNG bunkering services at the Port of Vancouver and Port of Tomakomai.

Greenpeace Southeast Asia partnered with the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), revealing that the global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels has reached an estimated US$8 billion per day, or 3.3% of the world’s GDP.

EIA expects a 2.2% decline in CO2 emissions for 2019, in comparison to a 2.7% increase in U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018; The decrease will be the result of fewer emissions from coal consumption.