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Danger to short sea shipping
New IMO sulphur reduction plans

The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO agreed upon new rules on the reduction of ships’ emissions.

The aim is to minimize the sul­phuric percentage in fuel oil and ships’ exhaust gases, respectively. By this, first and foremost, ship­ping inside the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) will be heavily challenged and will face considerable cost burdens. The inner SECA short sea ship­ping (ro-ro, ferry and container feeder lines) will be significantly affected, since they– in contrast to intercontinental shipping – stand in direct competition with land transport.
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Time for hinterland improvements and a special economic zone
The port of Ust-Luga opens a dedicated car terminal

The first dedicated automobile port terminal in Russia was opened in Ust-Luga on June 6, 2008. The “Yug-2” (South-2) terminal com­plex is one of the most important steps in diversifying the offerofthis traditional coal-port towards more “modern” goods. [read more]

 


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