News / Transport & Environment report 'lacks academic rigour', says UK port association

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The British Ports Association (BPA) has called on the industry to disregard the findings of a new Transport & Environment (T&E) report on sulphur emissions in ports, saying that it “lack[s]… academic rigour”.

Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham are Britain’s three most polluting ports for sulphur oxide (SOx) and particulate matter (PM2.5).

Like many reports made by T&E, the latest makes a comparison between the emissions from ships and cars, pointing out that 472 ship calls in Milford Haven in 2022 produced ...