The eu intends to tight control of ship sulfur emissions paper transport costs

Recently, the European commission report suggestion: modified Marine fuel sulfur content standard, reduce the air pollution emission. The European Union is responsible for the environmental affairs committee wave "odd Nick said, for the fast growth of the maritime traffic, the proposal of emission reduction plays an important role.

The report recommends that the modified Marine fuel sulfur content standard. Since 2015, in the Baltic sea, the north sea and the English channel and other sensitive area, the moving ship fuel sulfur content from the current 1.5% to 0.1%, and in other European waters, Marine fuel sulfur content in 2020 from 4.5% to 0.5%. The European Union will also international maritime organization related new standard into law, will be submitted to each member and the European parliament to discuss. china printing

This also means that shipping cost will increase, the European Union countries shipping industry will therefore pay more for 2.6 billion to 11 billion euros. But the eu says, reduce sulfur emissions can improve air quality, which can save public health field spending about 34 billion euros, far higher than the increased cost of shipping industry.

But European paper union director has said that the move will make this industry transportation cost increased by 20% - 45%, to just show signs of recovery in paper industry is very adverse. In order to alleviate the new standard to the burden of industries, the European Union also suggested, ship if continue to use the existing sulphur standard fuel, can use the waste gas purification plant, etc., in order to achieve the same reduction effect.