Air Pollution From Cruise Ships

The ship emission contribution for NO 2 surface concentration evaluated by Merico et al.

Air pollution from cruise ships. A report for Standearth January 24 2019. Particles less than 10 micrometers μm in. Cruise ships generate high levels of air pollution that could endanger the health of passengers staff and port communities according to an undercover report released Thursday.

The two major air pollutants from shipping activity are SOx Sulphur oxides and NOx Nitrogen oxides both of which have an impact on greenhouse gas levels and influence climate change. 7674 tonnes of SO x. Maritime transport is one of the leading sources of air pollution in port and coastal cities.

A significant contribution to air pollution caused by the activities related to maritime traffic refers to traffic of cruise ships which regularly consume considerable amounts of fuel in ports due to increased demand for electricity. The EU based non-profit Transport and Environment which advocates for cleaner means of transportation in Europe reports that pollution from the shipping industry causes about 50000 premature deaths and costs over 58 billion per year. Looking ahead the industry has committed more than 8 billion to construction of highly advanced LNG-fueled cruise ships which will have even lower emissions and higher energy efficiency This includes 26 LNG powered ships in the global cruise ship orderbook and plans to fit EGCS on almost 40 per cent of CLIAs fleet.

Surprise surprise in relative numbers setting sail on a cruise ship is also a lot worse than taking a flight. Cruise ships can emit as much particulate matter as a million cars every day and the air quality on deck can be as bad as the worlds most polluted cities according to a new investigation. Cruise ship contributions on air quality reported in Table 7 are generally lower than those reported in literature.

When inhaled some PM can damage the heart and lungs. In Europe ports such as Gothenburg Lübeck Oulu Zeebrugge and Antwerp have installed such systems. 5950 tonnes of SO x.

An investigation of air pollution on the decks of 4 cruise ships. The problem of excessive air pollution from stationary cruise ships in cities is however easily solved by installing shore-to-ship power systems so the national grid can be used and onboard diesel power is not required. Alaskas Marine Visible Emission Standard does not concern the content of ships exhaust but rather the density of their smoke.