Members of the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 are let down by Malaysia’s choice to ban making use of open-loop exhaust gas cleansing systems, or scrubbers, in its seaside waters.
As we reported previously, a Malaysia Shipping Notice (MSN 07/2019) released November 12 encouraged that ships phoning call to Malaysian Ports ought to alter over to certified gas oil or modification over to closed-loop/hybrid systems prior to getting in Malaysian waters and also ports.
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) stands for leading industrial and also traveler delivery business that have actually made considerable financial investments in scrubbers as a way of adhering to IMO 2020 restrictions on the sulfur material of aquatic gas,
“We are disappointed in this announcement,” claimed CSA 2020Chairman Capt Mike Kaczmarek. “The choice will certainly influence not just our participant delivery business, however over 200 various other global delivery business that have actually introduced their intent to set up scrubbers as an approved methods of conformity under MARPOL Annex VI.
“We will, certainly, adhere to these nationwide regulations, nonetheless, we do not recognize the thinking or timing, with the international sulfur cap due date simply weeks away and also with the IMO currently started a thorough examination of the ecological influence of exhaust gas cleansing systems in ports.
“We don’t know what’s behind this decision by the Malaysian Marine Department, but it was not likely science-based, as there is no evidence that would clearly support it. There also were no collaborative discussions with their global shipping partners, many of whom are very experienced with these systems.”
In a CSA2020 Technical Conference held recently in Brussels,Dr Elizabeth Lindstad, Chief Scientist at Norway’s SINTEF Ocean, claimed that making use of HFO+EGCS not just has a far better air discharges top quality than ships operating certified gas, however additionally a higher favorable result on international discharges decrease, consisting of greenhouse gases.
“There are multiple credible studies just released during the last year that confirm the quality of wash water from exhaust gas cleaning systems, and clearly demonstrate that they have negligible environmental impact on the ocean or port environments,” claimed Ian Adams, Executive Director, CSA 2020. “What makes this announcement so surprising is that the scientific evidence is there, and it is clear that the positive net environmental benefit from ships operating open loop in Malaysian waters would play an important role in Malaysian maritime sustainability plans.”
