Air Emissions
INTERTANKO recognises the importance of addressing air pollution from tankers, both in terms of cargo emissions and engine exhausts.
INTERTANKO strongly advocates that all countries should, in the first instance, adopt IMO’s MARPOL Annex V1 Convention, before considering other specific rules to reduce or contain these emissions and even then, only after various ongoing studies have been completed.
It is certainly not desirable (nor indeed practical) to have different emission standards established and enforced by different nations.
INTERTANKO also urges port states to regulate and control the quality of bunkers delivered to ships. In INTERTANKO’s view, this aspect is beyond the control of the shipowners and is an important measure to not only limit air pollution but also to prevent accidents arising from engine failures.
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27.01.2012 - 11:05 GMT
Shipping industry groups urge EU commitment to IMO
In an open letter to European Foreign Ministers, as well as Transport and Environment Ministers, a significant grouping of shipping industry organisations has called on Ministers to reiterate their...... Login to view this article
20.04.2007 - 12:41 GMT
MEPC 57 – Outline agreement reached on revisions to Annex VI
At the 57 th session of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 57), held from 31.3-4.4.08 in London , outline agreement was reached on a package of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI....... Login to view this article
11.01.2007 - 14:39 GMT
Air emissions legislation - timeline for enforcement
To assist members with an easy overview of the various enforcement dates for restrictions on the sulphur content in fuels used by ships, the Secretariat has prepared a table that can be seen here ....... Login to view this article
30.10.2006 - 12:45 GMT
INTERTANKO VOCON Operational Procedure
A Shipboard Procedure for the Control of Atmospheric Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds and Reducing Loss of Cargo INTERTANKO’s Safety, Technical and Environmental Committee (ISTEC) has...... Login to view this article
11.10.2006 - 16:09 GMT
GHG Indexing of Ships - an INTERTANKO Model
INTERTANKO has developed a model for indexing ships’ air emissions. This includes an indexing model for emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), greenhouse gases (GHG), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and non...... Login to view this article
23.02.2006 - 14:57 GMT
EU Amendments to Directive 1999/32 - Sulphur Emissions
The European Commission has presented to both the European Parliament and the European Council its new strategy to reduce atmospheric emissions from ships. An important part of the strategy is a...... Login to view this article
23.02.2006 - 14:57 GMT
Vapour Emission Control Systems Standards
MSC 60. Session of April 1992 approved the draft text of Standards for Vapour Emission Control Systems shown in Annex of BCH 21/15 and instructed the Secretariat to disseminate it as MSC/Circ.585 a...... Login to view this article
23.02.2006 - 14:57 GMT
Emission Trading
It is suggested that one manner in which the current concerns regarding air emissions from ships could be covered is by using an emissions trading system which aims to reduce emissions in general a...... Login to view this article
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