Posted on March 31, 2016
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has released the results of its recent environmental review during the PORTOPIA conference in Lisbon. As in 2013, air quality remains the number one priority of European ports.
The focus on air quality is in line with the priority given to the issue at E.U. political level with the implementation of the Sulphur Directive. The Directive stipulates that as of January 1, 2015, E.U. Member States have to ensure that ships in the Baltic, the North Sea and the English Channel are using fuels with a sulfur content of no more than 0.10 percent.
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