Updated scrubber discharges ban in ports
According to IMO, exhaust gas scrubbers are a compliant method to reduce vessels' sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. Yet, some coastal states and ports have implemented local regulations with stricter measures that either restrict or prohibit the discharge of washwater from open loop scrubbers or prohibit the use of scrubbers, according to Gard.
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