Ship emissions in the port of Rotterdam revealed by AIS data

摘要

The Dutch government wants to reduce pollution from ships in the North Sea and to this end it is keen to get a better understanding of ships' emissions. In the Port of Rotterdam region, air quality is also a very important issue and emissions contribute substantially to air pollution in the port, which is one of the largest in the world. In a bid to further their understanding of emissions, the Ministry of Transport, Rijnmond Environmental Protection Agency (DCMR), which is responsible for the port area, and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), have commissioned MARIN to perform a study aimed at quantifying ships' emissions in the port of Rotterdam area. Started recently, the project will be performed in cooperation with research institute TNO.