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"en.20120911.32.2-396-000"2
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"The sulphur content in marine fuels used in EU waters is to be set at no more than 0.5% from 2015 and, in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA), the value is to be reduced to as low as 0.1%. According to experts, these measures are intended to considerably enhance air quality, especially in coastal areas. However, this transition will come with a high price tag for shipping companies and there is a risk that a share of shipping traffic could move to overland routes. This is in contrast, though, to another EU measure, namely, the one intended to ensure that more shipments are carried by water or rail than on the road. Coastal and inland ships consume much less fuel per transport unit and therefore emit less carbon dioxide than lorries. That is why the EU wants to move a third of the shipments currently transported by lorries over distances greater than 300 kilometres to rail or ship by 2030. Measures for cleaning exhaust gases similar to those used in factories located on land are now being considered for ships. This means that exhaust gas purification devices, or perhaps the use of liquefied gases, could be feasible options. I voted in favour of the report because the rapporteur has clearly addressed financing options or opportunities for financial support for shipping companies. The proposal to provide state investment grants seems to me to be an appropriate means of achieving that."@en1
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