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Administrative burdens in Denmark and the rest of Europe will be reduced through a new electronic reporting system

Danish Foreign Ministry has announced a new three-year strategy for combating piracy

On 1 January 2015, new and stricter requirements for ships’ sulphur emissions take effect in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. In order to comply with the regulation ships must use fuels with a low sulphur content of 0.10 % or clean the exhaust gas for sulphur corresponding to the fuel limit value. A great number of ships are going through Danish waters without calling a Danish port. Surveillance of sulphur emission either from air of from fixed installations has been identified as an effective means to identify ships that may violate the sulphur requirements. Against this background the Danish Environmenta Protection Agency wishes to invite tenders for surveillance of sulphur emissions from ships in Danish waters. It should be stressed that the project addresses only measurement of the sulphur emissions and reporting of the results to the authorities. Any follow up actions are exclusively left in the hands of the authorities. Purpose  The purpose of the project is to support improvements of the air quality with specific focus on the reduction of the emission of sulphur and particulate matter from shipping.  The overall aim is to secure fair competition for ships operating in SECA areas. Non-compliant ships may get ...

Danish Shipowners Association is working with the minister of environment Kirsten Brosbøl (S) for the EU to adopt a general requirement for stricter controls on ships’ fuel. The requirement cis connected with the sulfur directive, which will go into force very soon. The Sulphur Directive could mean an additional expenditure of nearly 600,000 kroner for a single voyage. “So if the new requirements are not followed up with effective control, weak persons are tempted to proceed as before to the detriment of both the environment and the law-abiding companies. This must not happen. We must make sure that the ships are checked – both in Danish and international waters,” was said in a joint statement from Kirsten Brosbøl and Director of the Danish Shipowners Association Anne H. Steffensen. The Ministry of Environment will provide contracts for surveillance of ships sailing through Danish waters. Checks will happen from bridges and from the air. But Danish unilateralism will do no good, so it is important for international cooperation among environmental authorities and shipping companies. “We work for the EU to adopt a general requirement for stricter controls on ships’ fuel. The minister of environment has written to her counterparts around the Baltic ...

The shipping industry is vital to Denmark

Cyprus, Denmark Nominated for IMO Position

Denmark's official green brand, State of Green, is now launching a new theme on its website focusing on green maritime solutions

Danish Maritime Days is an open global platform for collaboration across the maritime industry. More than 50 events are already planned in the days from 6-10 October

Exemptions from the forthcoming ballast-water convention for ferries When the IMO's environment committee, the MEPC, next meets in October, exemptions from the forthcoming ballast-water convention for ferries and others will be discussed at Denmark's behest.Danish shipping companies have invested billions of kroner in green technology in recent years and are prepared to make even greater investments as a result of forthcoming environmental regulation measures. But regulation must benefit the environment or else the investment becomes meaningless.This applies to ballast water, an area in which the international IMO convention is expected to receive the required support this year, enabling it to enter into force 12 months later.As the land lies currently, the convention will cover all international shipping, including, therefore, for example, the 4 km-long ferry route between Helsingør in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden.The legislation makes good sense for long international routes, but not for ferry traffic and other small-scale local shipping, according to Peter Olsen, who is Head of Secretariat for the Danish Car Ferry Association, and responsible for ballast water at the Shipowners' Associations."There is a risk of imposing a financial burden of several million kroner per ship without there being any demonstrated risk presented by spreading seawater ...

The number of ships sailing under the Danish flag has reached a new high, new data from the Danish Shipowners' Association shows