A ban on vessels with hybrid, open-loop or closed-loop scrubbers, or which burn fuel with more than 0.1% sulphur, in the West Norwegian Fjords is under consideration by the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA). The NMA has been asked to consider a proposal from the oil company StatoilHydro for an alternative method of cleaning up sulphur dioxide emissions at its North Sea platforms. The latest proposals are part of wider, stricter environmental controls set to come into force on 1 January 2019.
A ban on vessels with hybrid, open-loop or closed-loop scrubbers, or which burn fuel with more than 0.1% sulphur, in the West Norwegian Fjords is under consideration by the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA). The waters have UNESCO world heritage status, and as such, the proposed measures build on a consultation held by the NMA in June about emissions and discharges in the region which would see stricter measures on nitrogen oxide emission, prohibit discharge of sewage, and regulation of scrubbers. The latest proposals are part of wider, stricter environmental controls set to come into force on 1 January 2019.