pollution prevention

New global fund focused on healthy oceans

In line with its commitment on green financing, the World Bank Group announced in late September the creation of PROBLUE, a new multi-donor trust fund intended to support healthy and productive oceans by tackling marine pollution, managing fisheries and fostering sustainable growth of coastal economies.

PROBLUE, which was announced on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, supports the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14, which covers the sustainable use of oceans, seas...

https://safety4sea.com/new-global-fund-focused-on-healthy-oceans/

EU Parliament boosts ‘polluter pays’ principle for ship waste management

On 9 October, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations with the Council to finalise the text of the new law.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomed particularly the proposal to strengthen the ‘polluter pays’ principle by discouraging the delivery of unreasonable quantities of garbage, including dangerous waste, for a fixed fee, noting that this proposal...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-parliament-boosts-polluter-pays-principle-for-ship-waste-management/

Report: Switching to clean fuel in Arctic costs a glass of wine

It would cost passengers just the price of a glass of wine a day if cruise ships would stop burning highly polluting heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the fragile Arctic environment, according to a new report from green transport group Transport & Environment. The report resulted from analysis of the impact on the cruise ship ‘MS Rotterdam’ had it switched to marine gas oil (MGO), during three summer trips to the Arctic in 2018.

This study finds that the likely cost impact of Arctic HFO ban will be small...

https://safety4sea.com/report-switching-to-clean-fuel-in-arctic-costs-a-glass-of-wine/

US EPA requires Honolulu boatyard to reduce pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached an agreement with ship repair facility Keehi Marine, Inc. to reduce pollution in its stormwater discharges to Keehi Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. By November, the Honolulu boatyard must ensure that discharges of copper, lead, zinc, and other pollutants meet the requirements of its state stormwater discharge permit.

Ship repair facilities must have stormwater pollution controls in place to protect coastal waters and coral reefs. We are...

https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-requires-honolulu-boatyard-to-reduce-pollution/

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