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Green ships calling at Antwerp are now being rewarded by a discount Environment-friendly ships calling at Antwerp are now being rewarded by a discount but it seems Rotterdam is finding that the scheme may initially need a lower threshold.The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) initiative by the International Association of Ports and Harbours developed a free online index which enables ships to register their Green status and ports to register the benefits they are willing to give to cleaner vessels.The ports in involved, Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp, have started their schemes to offer discounts, but while Antwerp is just starting, Rotterdam, which opened its scheme in January still has no takers, and so it is wondering whether a little flex is needed in the system to make it more attractive.On the basis of data such as fuel consumption and emissions, each ship is given a score on a scale from 0 to 100 (from highly polluting to emission-free). So far more than 250 ships have been given a score.Tie Schellekens of the port of Rotterdam told PS that We started offering discounts to ships with 31 points, but nobody has qualified for this yet, so we are ...

In order to further reduce emissions In order to further reduce emissions of pollutants such as NOx and SOx, the Port Authority is to reward clean ships calling at the port of Antwerp, the Port Authority press release said.This measure follows on from an initiative by the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), in which the port authorities of Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp introduced the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). Shipping companies can register their ships for this index at www.environmentalshipindex.org.On the basis of the data entered, such as fuel consumption and emissions, each ship is given a score on a scale from 0 to 100 (from highly polluting to emission-free). So far more than 250 ships have been given a score. The ports themselves decide what advantages to offer participating ships.In the case of Antwerp, seagoing ships with a score of 31 or more will be granted a discount of 10% on the tonnage dues. The Port Authority will guarantee this discount for a period of at least three years, so offering continuity for shipping companies that invest in improving the ESI score of their ships.If fewer than 25 seagoing ships qualify for the discount, ...