May 06 2021 Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication.
We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems that are objective and well-researched. However, in the case of the most recent report issued by the ICCT, there appears again to be just too many errors - including the very high assumptions used in their calculations - to justify any of the policy changes they have suggested, commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance.
Clean Shipping Alliance: Wash water discharges are not ‘sludge’
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication.
“We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems that are objective and well-researched. However, in the case of the most recent report issued by the ICCT, there appears again to be just too many errors – including the very high assumptions used in their calculations – to justify any of the policy changes they have suggested,” commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance.
Apr 15 2021 The Clean Shipping Alliance expressed disappointment in the 6 April announcement from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that they will restrict the discharge of wash water in the territorial waters of the country, based on its marine pollution regulation. “We understand that Article 23 of the Regulation is intended to protect against the disposal of liquid or solid waste from vessels and their cargoes, commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance. But unlike the clear examples in the regulation, wash water from exhaust gas cleaning systems should not be interpreted as a form of marine pollution. These systems have been in use for decades and there is absolutely no evidence of any negative impact on marine life or sea water quality, neither in open waters nor in port environments.
Clean Shipping Alliance: Wash water discharge is not marine pollution
The Clean Shipping Alliance is “disappointed” in the country’s recent decision to restrict exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) wash water discharge, and has concerns for the impact on shipping.
13 April 2021 – The Clean Shipping Alliance expressed disappointment in the 6 April announcement from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that they will restrict the discharge of wash water in the territorial waters of the country, based on its marine pollution regulation.
“We understand that Article 23 of the Regulation is intended to protect against the disposal of liquid or solid waste from vessels and their cargoes,” commented Capt Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman of the Clean Shipping Alliance. “But unlike the clear examples in the regulation, wash water from exhaust gas cleaning systems should not be interpreted as a form of marine pollution. These systems have been in use for decades and t
Scrubbers Were Crucial in Smooth IMO 2020 Transition: Clean Shipping Alliance
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday February 1, 2021 Scrubber advocate group the
Clean Shipping Alliance has claimed the emissions-cleaning systems played a crucial role in ensuring the transition to the
0.50% sulfur limit for marine fuels went smoothly last year. Despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain last year, which will most certainly continue until the second half of this year, ships continue to carry goods and commodities around the world, such as essential food and medical supplies, Poul Woodall, executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance, said in an emailed statement on Friday.