Independent journal on economy and transport policy
10:08 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
the ECSA starts a survey on-line in order to monitor the economic impact on shipping of the norms the EU on the sulfur tenor in fuel
Initiative under the promoters of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum
November 5, 2014
The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), under the promoters of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF), the task force of the marine field that assists the EU commission in the preparation of legislative proposals and political initiatives, has started a survey in order to monitor the economic impact of the European norm based on which the maximum sulfur tenor in fuel for marine use from next 1° January will have to be to be pairs to 0.1% for the ships that operate in European areas SECA, that is the zones of control of the sulfur emissions that they are the Baltic Sea, the Sea of the North and the English Channel ( of the September 11 2012).
The association of the European shipowners has explained that today already numerous studies on the performance of the new norms on the sulfur tenor and the consequent risk of a modal transfer from the sea to the terrestrial transports are published, but up to now such analyses is lead on the base of the forecasts. "Approaching us the date of effectiveness of the new norms - it has found the general secretary of the ECSA, Patrick Verhoeven - he becomes vital to pass to analysis based on the facts and to make a budget of that it is really happening in the market".
The survey on-line, that he is approachable to the https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T7C5PTS page and that is turned to the operators of ships employed partially or totally in European areas SECA, has the objective to collect information from the marine operators: "we - Verhoeven has recommended - encourage the marine operators lively to participate to this investigation because it is a lot important in order to before obtain a precise picture of the situation and after the effectiveness of the new norms on sulfur".
The survey, that it will be carried out until on 30 November, will come then repeated every quarterly for all 2015 and the answers, dealt in confidential way, will be used which source of information for the EU commission that must monitor the impact on the field of the marine transport of the new standards of quality of the fuel. The results will be introduced exclusively in aggregated form.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), under the promoters of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF), the task force of the marine field that assists the EU commission in the preparation of legislative proposals and political initiatives, has started a survey in order to monitor the economic impact of the European norm based on which the maximum sulfur tenor in fuel for marine use from next 1° January will have to be to be pairs to 0.1% for the ships that operate in European areas SECA, that is the zones of control of the sulfur emissions that they are the Baltic Sea, the Sea of the North and the English Channel 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
