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Ports can play a key role in making in-water cleaning more widespread and thus help to cut emissions from ships by reducing biofouling that adds to the drag of ships, thus increasing fuel bills. With the lack of international regulations, it is often up to each individual port to decide whether ships may clean their hulls. Yet, too few ports allow for in-water cleaning today, and too few have developed policies on in-water cleaning. It is time for ports to pick this low-hanging fruit in the name of maritime decarbonization! Here are 10 key recommendations to assist port authorities in accommodating hull cleaning while ships call at port. |