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EnvironmentalGroupCallforRegulatoryActionAmidIncreasedBunkeringatGibraltar

EnvironmentalGroupCallfor
RegulatoryActionAmid
IncreasedBunkering
atGibraltar

KeyBunkerPrices
IFO380
$/mt

+/

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MGO
$/mt

+/

Singapore

204.50

0.00

380.00

3.00

Rotterdam

187.50

1.00

379.50

6.00

Houston

173.00

3.50

396.00

3.00

Fujairah

207.00

5.50

448.00

14.50

TuesdayApril26,2016
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VerdemarEcologistasenAccin(Verdemar)
intendstourgetheEuropeanUnion(EU)and

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Spanishauthoritiestotakeactiontoprevent

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pollutionrelatedtothegrowingbunkering
activitieseastofGibraltar,accordingtoSpanish
mediareports.
AntonioMuoz,spokespersonforthegroupin
CampodeGibraltarregion,saysthereshould
beamanagementplanimplementedtoprevent
pollutioninthearea,particularlyaround
unlawfuldischargesbyvessels.

VerdemarEcologistasenAccinintendsto
urgetheEUandSpanishauthoritiestotake
actiontopreventpollutionamidGibraltar's
growingbunkeringactivities.

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Asaresultoftheincreaseinbunkeringactivity,Muozsaysthat"onmanyoccasions"pollution
fromillegaldischargeshavebeenfoundinthewaterandalongthebeachesofLaLneaand
eastoftheAlboran.
VerdemarsaysitwillaskEUandtheSpanish
authoritiestoputanendtosuchpollution,
notingthatthecurrentbunkeringactivity"may
beillegal"underconservationregulations,Zona
deEspecialConservacindelLICdelEstrecho
Oriental.
Further,thegroupisreportedtoopposeaPort
AuthorityofAlgecirasBay(APBA)projectthat
isintendedtodevelopananchoringplatformfor
shipsofabout20,000hectaresfromLaLinea

Muozsaysthat"on
manyoccasions"
pollutionfromillegal
dischargeshavebeen
foundinthewaterand
alongthebeaches

delaConcepciontoChullera,inManilva.
Verdemarsaysthattheincreasedshippingrelatedactivityhasput40kilometersofcoastline
indangerandthreatenstourismbothconcernsthatitsaysitwilltaketotheEU.
Ship&BunkerNewsTeam
Tocontacttheeditorresponsibleforthisstoryemailusateditor@shipandbunker.com

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