The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) on Wednesday (19 August) issued a circular to ban the discharge of scrubber washwater from open loop scrubbers in its territorial waters.
According to the circular, the ban is in effect until an “environmental standard is issued in this regard”.
A full copy of the circular is available for download here.
Photo credit: MAWANI
Published: 19 August, 2020
Nidec Industrial Solutions will supervise construction of the whole project over the next 10 years.
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