News / US unveils new shipping bills to clean up pollution and emissions

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Senators yesterday introduced two more bills impacting shipping, meaning operators of large foreign vessels could have to pay the US $250bn over the next decade.

One, the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act, aims to clean up the air around port communities, imposes a pollution fee on large vessels offloading cargo in the US.

Ships with 10,000 gross tonnage or more would face a levy of $150 per ton on the carbon emissions of the fuel burned on the inbound trip, plus fees for ...