This week, Maersk Line will conduct the first ever “fuel switch” demonstration on a container ship in the Gulf of Mexico as the result of a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA,) the Port of Houston Authority and Maersk Line.

“We at EPA are excited that the Port of Houston Authority and Maersk
Line chose to show their commitment to environmental quality and public
health by executing this innovative project,” says Michelle DePass,
assistant administrator for international affairs at the EPA. “We look
forward to finding ways in which we can continue to partner into the
future.”

Switching from high-sulfur fuel to low-sulfur fuel has been proven as
an effective means of reducing air emissions near land and will likely
have a positive impact on public health in the affected US coastal
areas as it will decrease the impact of shipping emissions of
particulate matter.

EPA estimates that fuel switching will result in reducing local air
pollution and its burden on public health by producing more than a 95
percent reduction in sulfur dioxide (SOx) and an 85 percent reduction
in fine particulate matter (PM).

Source: CargonewsAsia

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