shipping by sea from shenzhen to Beirut

Shenzhen recently announced that it will invest 200 million yuan per year subsidy shipping companies use "green oil", becoming mainland China introduced the first "green shipping" subsidy policy of the city.

Port ship emissions has become after vehicle exhaust pollution, emissions of industrial enterprises, the third largest source of air pollution. Natural Resources Defense Council's report pointed out, a boat medium to large container ships, if you use 3.5% sulfur content of fuel oil, and 70% maximum power load driving, PM2.5 emissions equivalent to about their day, China 50 million new day total emissions within trucks.

Europe and the United States have mandatory for harbor pollution laws. At present, the establishment of a global total of four emission control areas, requiring all ocean-going vessels in the emission control area should use less than 1% sulfur content fuel, and this limit will be reduced to 0.1% in January 2015 .

As the world's third largest container port, Shenzhen every year about 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions from ships, accounting for 65.8% of the city's total emissions. "Shenzhen ports, ships and marine shore power facilities, low sulfur oil subsidy funds Interim Measures," recently issued, will invest 200 million yuan annual subsidy of ships using shore power or low-sulfur oil, parked during shipping companies, as well as to carry out shore power provide shore power facilities construction and use of port enterprises, is expected to make the annual average concentration of sulfur dioxide in Shenzhen dropped about 1.2 micrograms / cubic meter, down PM2.5 annual average concentration of about 0.9 micrograms / cubic meter.

Specifically, for the use of low sulfur oil and meet the application requirements of the respective shipping companies, Shenzhen will be based on the difference between the use of fuel sulfur content, be 75-100% difference ranging from oil subsidies. Use shore power and apply to join the Hong Kong Shenzhen Convention and other green shipping companies, can enjoy 0.7 yuan / kWh of shore power preferential price, the cost difference will also receive a full subsidy.

Aquatic Li, deputy director of the Shenzhen Municipal People living environment committee, said the Shenzhen port ship air pollution, the gradual shift from voluntary to mandatory, and expect to achieve established goals PRD Port SECA in 2018.

Insiders pointed out that the world's top ten busiest ports, seven from China, the air pollution control and gradually advancing to the port areas will not only improve air quality in the country, but also take into account the international emission reduction obligations.