Regulation

Denmark preparing ban on wastewater discharge from scrubbers

Wastewater from scrubbers on merchant ships is dangerous to the marine environment, says the country’s minister for the environment, setting the stage for a ban. Shipowners are woried.
Danish minister for the environment Magnus Heunicke is interviewed about the state of the fish and sea in August 2023. | Photo: Thomas Borberg
Danish minister for the environment Magnus Heunicke is interviewed about the state of the fish and sea in August 2023. | Photo: Thomas Borberg
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Denmark is set to follow the lead of several other countries with a ban the discharge of polluted wastewater from cargo ships’ open-loop scrubber systems.

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