An innovative filter that considerably reduces pollution from maritime transport: the shipowner La Méridionale unveiled its "zero particle" ferry on Monday, which will link Marseille to Corsica, presented as a world first.
"It's an unprecedented solution, a world first", assured Marc Reverchon, president of the company, aboard the Piana on which is written roughly "first zero particle ship in the world".
It is “equipment that is totally innovative in the maritime world”, outbid Stanislas Lemor, CEO of Stef, specialist in cold logistics, which owns La Méridionale.
Fine particles in the viewfinder
This filter, currently installed on the four engines of the Piana, eliminates 99% of sulfur oxides (SO2) but also 99.9% of fine and ultrafine particles, among the main air pollutants emitted by ships.
"They go much further than what is required by the regulations, by treating all particle emissions", commented to AFP Damien Piga, director of external relations and innovation at AtmoSud, a regional organization for monitoring the quality of the air.
Since 2020, the sulfur content of marine fuels has been limited to 0.5%, compared to 3.5% previously, according to regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
And from 2025, it will even be limited to 0.1% in the Mediterranean.
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