MS Magellan on its means to among the globe heritage arms, Geiranderfjord (Photo: Norwegian Maritime Authority)
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has actually struck a Greek had cruise liner that broke brand-new sulfur exhausts restricts with with a NOK 700,000 ($ 80,000) penalty. The ship, the MS Magellan, is run by the Greek business Global Cruise Lines Ltd.
The penalty is the very first enforced under brand-new ecological needs for exhausts as well as discharges that entered into result March 1 as well as cover the globe heritage fjords Nærøyfjord, Aurlandsfjord, Geirangerfjord, Sunnylvsfjord as well as Tafjord
On April 16, the NMA got notes of issue concerning smoke exhausts from the Bahamas- signed up Magellan, which was berthed in Fl åm. These were complied with up by an evaluation aboard when the ship got to Geiranger the following day. The NMA land surveyors determined the sulfur material of the ship’s gas to be 0.17 %. In the globe heritage arms, the optimum permitted sulfur material is 0.10 %.
Entered 2 globe heritage arms
Tracking of the vessel’s AIS signal reveals that it made ports of telephone call at both Eidfjord as well as Fl åm in the days coming before the port of telephone call atGeiranger Both of these ports lie within the North Sea ECA. The ship involved Eidfjord from Tilbury in the U.K., where it left port on April 13.
“Our documentation shows that the ship has entered two world heritage fjords with sulfur values far beyond the legal limit values,” claims Bj ørn Pedersen, Head of Department of Legislation as well as International Relations in the NMA.
NMA claims the infraction by the Magellan is considerable as the ship had actually cruised a substantial range within the discharge control location utilizing a gas with a too much sulfur material. It claims that the reality that the brand-new regulations worrying the globe heritage arms were gone against is an irritating variable.
“Overall,” claims NMA, “this implies that violation fines at a historic high level be imposed on the company.”
More evaluations
NMA is placing a concentrate on assessment of ships, especially cruise liner, on the planet heritage arms.
“Even though many cruise ship companies have invested in new, modern ships, the world heritage fjords are still being visited by many older ships,” claims NMA, including that ithas a clear assumption that the brand-new regulation will certainly be abided by.
NMA is encouraging stringent enforcement of sulfur exhausts limitations.
“We will have an increased presence in the world heritage fjords in the months to come, and our focus will be on making sure that the new environmental requirements are met,” claims Alf Tore Sørheim, Head of Department ofOperative Supervision “The NMA has made efforts to ensure safe and effective controls of sulfur emissions. Our surveyors are equipped with handheld devices that provide an immediate indication of whether the vessel satisfies the requirements or not. Moreover, we have invested in sensors which can be attached to a drone to detect sulfurous exhaust gases.”
