IMAROS

Overview

Description

Improving Response Capacities and Understanding the Environmental Impacts of New Generation Low Sulphur MARine Fuel Oil Spills (IMAROS) brings together knowledge and experiences from different countries in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) to inform successful oil spill response after ship incidents.

The overall aim is to develop recommendations for oil spill response involving the new generation of fuel oils. These new oils are the result of changes in IMO regulations to reduce air emissions and may be challenging during accidental oil spills. There is also still little practical experience with these new oils to draw on.

The project’s recommendations will include capacities and methods for response at sea as well as on shorelines. Successful oil spill response after ship incidents will reduce the impacts on the marine environment and socio economic impacts on affected coastal communities.

The project will enable the Participating States of the UCPM to invest in the best equipment and gain knowledge about the best possible methods within oil spill response when it comes to this new generation of oil. An effective at sea response will also reduce the amount of oil which will reach the shorelines. The results may contribute to the development of more environmentally friendly marine fuels.

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