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Ports in a Storm Dinesh C. Sharma Abstract
In many parts of the world, shipping-related emissions have already exceeded or are expected to soon exceed those from land-based sources. Shipping emissions can be reduced substantially by using some of the same technologies being applied to land-based sources, including cleaner engines and fuels, exhaust control methods, and operational modifications. Various ports are testing the feasibility of these mechanisms with varying degrees of success. What is perhaps most greated needed is expedited creation of better regulations at all levels, from the Interational Maritime Organization to port city authorities.
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