The June consultation recommended implementing the same sulfur requirements as emission control areas (ECAs) for the entire world heritage fjord area, stricter requirements for nitrogen oxide emissions, prohibition against the discharge of sewage, and regulations on the use of scrubbers. 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 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.