Regulation & Policy GreenPort

Two MED ports have renewed their commitment to the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS).

A new air quality control programme will see a number of ports in an Asian country classified as Emission Control Areas (ECA).

Draft guidelines on safe operation of onshore power supply to ships are set to be finalised shortly.

The list of ports with a ban on discharge of wash-water from open-loop scrubbers has reportedly grown.

Ports need flexibility in any sustainability-focused regulation that follows the European Parliament’s (EP) declaration of a climate emergency in Europe and globally.

Shaun Skilton, Product Manager, Parker Kittiwake, looks at the compliance challengesfacing the shipping industry as the sulphur emissions deadline draws closer.

Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 have expressed “disappointment” over a new restriction on scrubbers facing ships entering Malaysian waters ahead of the deadline for the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.

A UK port has played host to an annual oil spill exercise to ensure that contingency plans are robust and effective.

Talk of a ‘Green Deal’ in the European Parliament has prompted a call to recognise the role that ports can play in policymaking.

Uncertainty is the biggest issue around sustainability in the global shipping and ports industry and is slowing down decision making, a policy expert has said.