The Finnish Parliament recently approved a bill that prohibits ships from discharging wastewater into the Baltic Sea within its territorial waters.
The law passed at the beginning of December 2024, will enter into force in July 2025 and includes a ban not only on wastewater discharge but also on sulphur scrubber water and scrubber sludge into the Baltic Sea within the territorial waters of Finland.
Finland has become a pioneer in curbing ship emissions while...