Airborne monitoring of sulphur emissions from ships in Danish waters : 2022 campaign results
Utgivningsinformation: Odense : Miljøministeriet. Miljøstyrelsen, 2023Beskrivning: 16 sISBN:- 9788770384735
This report presents the results of the airborne activities to monitor ship sulphur emissions in Danish waters conducted during 2021 by Explicit ApS on behalf by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA). The activity is part of the Danish Government’s programme to enforce the sulphur regulation under MARPOL Annex VI. Although ships are aware of the regular airborne sulphur surveillance effort in Danish waters and, in the previous years, appeared to be adapting their behaviour accordingly, the 2022 Campaign proves that external factors influence the compliance with the regulations. The outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine caused the price of low sulphur fuel oil to double. This could be the reason why the number of non-compliant vessels has increased.