A statement from the marine industry: European ship-owners, charterers and other shipping organizations come forward with 7 wishes regarding the future EU maritime transport policy.
The new Emissions Control Areas (ECA) regulation that was entered into force on 1st January 2015, 0,1% sulfur emissions, has taken up a lot of media space and concern for ship owners and operators alike operating in ECA zones. Now it is time to make a short status of the compliance strategies that has been taken up.
The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping warns the shipping and oil refinery industries not to assume a postponement of the global sulfur cap simply because they are unprepared.
Enforcement of the sulfur limits in ECAs are for some EU member states lacking behind, however there are strict penalties on the drawing board to encourage compliance.
