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Baltic Exchange
British Ports Association
Chamber of Shipping
Passenger Shipping Association
UK Major Ports Group
Maritime London
Institute of Chartered ShipbrokersSlide3
Support
531,000 UK jobs
Contribute
£26.5bn to GDP
Provide
£7.8bn in tax receipts
Source: Oxford EconomicsSlide4
Maritime UK members represent 916 maritime sector operations across the country.
And growing!Slide5
MARPOL ANNEX VISlide6
MARPOL ANNEX IV - IMO Regulations to reduce sulphur emissions from ships
Key provision of regulation 14:
Establish Emissions Control Areas
To reduce the sulphur content of marine fuel to 0.1% by 2015Slide7
North Sea Emissions Control Area (ECA)Slide8
Every ship operating within ECA zones affected
At least 220 scheduled UK crossings with other ECA ports
Countless more routes travelling to destinations beyond ECA zones will need to switch to 0.1% for the relevant section of voyageSlide9
CONCERNS WITH IMPLEMENTATIONSlide10
The need to reduce sulphur emissions from ships is
indisputable
and unequivocal.
But reductions must be implemented in such a way that does not harm the maritime and wider economy.Slide11
FUEL AVAILABILITY AND COST
Significant concerns that there is not enough low sulphur fuel available to meet demand
The cost of treating marine fuel to remove its content, combined with poor availability, could increase current fuel costs to shipowners by as much as 87%Slide12
ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Other methods to reduce sulphur emissions, such as ‘scrubber’ technology, are currently unreliable and unaffordableSlide13
OUR FEARS:
Routes could close down at the risk of jobs and future investment
Ship operators may no longer see the UK as competitive
Modal shift of freight and passenger transport onto roadsSlide14
MARITIME UK CAMPAIGNSlide15
Meeting with relevant MPs to raise awareness
Campaigning through the media
Lobbying of Shipping MinisterSlide16
October round table meeting with Department for Transport for concerned stakeholders.
Ship-operators, ports, local businesses are encouraged to express concern via the media or contact directly with the Shipping MinisterSlide17