Global shipping companies comply with anti-air-pollution rules by dumping pollution into the sea, instead
The ICCT has estimated that cruise ships with scrubbers will consume around 4 million tons of heavy fuel oil in 2020 and will discharge 180 million tons of contaminated scrubber washwater overboard. “About half of the world’s roughly 500 cruise ships have or will soon have scrubbers installed,” said Mr Comer. “Cruise ships operate in some of the most beautiful and pristine areas on the planet, making this all the more concerning.” Scrubbers generally cost between £1.6m and £8.1m depending on the vessel – and the adoption of this technology has cost billions of dollars over recent years, according to Mr Comer.
Thousands of ships fitted with ‘cheat devices’ to divert poisonous pollution into sea [Wil Crisp/The Independent] (via /.)