Carnival Australia appealing pollution fine
Monday, 25 May, 2016
0
The Environment Protection Authority of New South Wales said it fined Carnival Australia A$15,000 for one of its ships using bunkers with nearly three times the amount of excess sulfur at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal.
Carnival is appealing the fine imposed on the P&O ship Pacific Jewel when it docked in February.
Carnival said it took the environmental agency 20 days to test the fuel samples and did not consider all the available technical data which proves the ship switched to lower sulfur content within allowable time limit shortly after berthing at the terminal.
Under new rules all ships docking in Sydney must revert to sulfur content of no more than 0.10% within one hour of arrival and until one hour before departure.
"The ship’s crew had started changing over from using high sulfur fuel shortly after the ship had berthed at White Bay, but the sample showed that the fuel being used in the ship’s engine during the EPA’s inspection did not meet the low sulfur fuel requirements," said EPA acting director Greg Sheehy.
"The EPA is running an extensive compliance campaign to ensure cruise ships are complying and the inspections will continue. We are also investigating the results of samples from some other ships which may require regulatory action."
The cruise industry has been given up to three years to install scrubbers to comply with upcoming sulphur rules in Sydney.
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Digital Travel Reporter of the Mirror totally seduced by HotelPlanner AI Travel Agent
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports