Comments on: Shipping Pollution Causes Health Hazards http://www.greenpacks.org/2009/04/15/shipping-pollution-causes-health-hazards/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dr.Chandran Peechulli http://www.greenpacks.org/2009/04/15/shipping-pollution-causes-health-hazards/comment-page-1/#comment-4032 Dr.Chandran Peechulli Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:24:09 +0000 http://www.greenpacks.org/?p=4653#comment-4032 The world is selfish. Much talked about marine pollution ignoring the control of pollution by the dwellers near the sea coast who pollute to sea(coastal pollution). Has any soul on earth considered to view the noise pollution that exists in the engine room of the ocean going vessels, marine engineers lead a silent death with noise and chemicals used within their work process. Seafarers are exploited owing to their inability to get together and express their genuine grievances nor they grumble unlike those who work ashore and live with their near and dear ones, lead a life of risks and sacrifices. Pressure is now though mounting on the UN’s International Maritime Organization and the EU to tighten laws governing ships emissions, owing to computer age and improved communication media or else they spend their working days cool with dine and dance with cosy living. Living at others cost. There is no practical check to the low-quality of fuel being used to cut on costs, the pollution from the 90,000 ocean-going cargo ships that operate 24 hours a day, it is so huge that it puts the combined pollution from both aviation and auto industry to shame. The bunker suppliers corrupt the engineer onboard the vessel taking bunker, for the poor supply of fuel and the marine engineer has no facility or time to check and signify the acceptance in quality of fuel supplied. So will the emission standards for marine carriers across the planet be set anytime soon? Looks unlikely for now, isn’t it? Owing to stakeholders disinterest ? Dr. Chandran Peechulli, Ph.D; MBA; D.Sc; FIE(India), PgDIMS(UK), PgTED; FIIPE; MSEI; MSNAME(USA), Ex.Chief Engineer(Marine), G.M.(Tech) Crossworld Shipping. Managing Editor & Publisher-"MARINE WAVES" International Maritime Newsletter. www.themarinewaves.com The world is selfish. Much talked about marine pollution ignoring the control of pollution by the dwellers near the sea coast who pollute to sea(coastal pollution). Has any soul on earth considered to view the noise pollution that exists in the engine room of the ocean going vessels, marine engineers lead a silent death with noise and chemicals used within their work process. Seafarers are exploited owing to their inability to get together and express their genuine grievances nor they grumble unlike those who work ashore and live with their near and dear ones, lead a life of risks and sacrifices.
Pressure is now though mounting on the UN’s International Maritime Organization and the EU to tighten laws governing ships emissions, owing to computer age and improved communication media or else they spend their working days cool with dine and dance with cosy living. Living at others cost.

There is no practical check to the low-quality of fuel being used to cut on costs, the pollution from the 90,000 ocean-going cargo ships that operate 24 hours a day, it is so huge that it puts the combined pollution from both aviation and auto industry to shame. The bunker suppliers corrupt the engineer onboard the vessel taking bunker, for the poor supply of fuel and the marine engineer has no facility or time to check and signify the acceptance in quality of fuel supplied.

So will the emission standards for marine carriers across the planet be set anytime soon? Looks unlikely for now, isn’t it? Owing to stakeholders disinterest ?

Dr. Chandran Peechulli, Ph.D; MBA; D.Sc; FIE(India), PgDIMS(UK), PgTED; FIIPE; MSEI; MSNAME(USA),
Ex.Chief Engineer(Marine), G.M.(Tech) Crossworld Shipping.
Managing Editor & Publisher-”MARINE WAVES” International Maritime Newsletter. http://www.themarinewaves.com

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