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TTF supports cruise industry as White Bay pollution protests heat up
As the issue of cruise ship pollution becomes more heated and political at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal, Australia’s Tourism & Transport Forum has come out in support of the cruise industry.
The TTF’s Chief executive Margy Osmond said the Labor Government’s decision to build the terminal at White Bay was an error without first assessing the environmental impact.
The terminal has no ship-to-shore power supply, meaning docked ships are required to burn fuel round the clock.
The government’s proposal for new mandatory standards to reduce sulphur emissions have come ‘out of the blue’ and do give cruise lines sufficient time to source low sulphur fuel.
“They recognised that the cruise ships industry cannot simply change fuels overnight. Neither party has explained how it intends to ensure that cruise ships have access to the necessary supplies of soon to be required low sulphur fuel which is currently unavailable in large quantities in Sydney,” Osmond said.
“Cruising has been the shining star of the tourism industry, delivering a major injection into the NSW economy. Government decisions could put at risk an industry that is supporting 10,500 jobs in NSW and generating economic output of over $2.3 billion.”
Describing it as a “quick-fix” and “poor public policy” Osmond says the decision is in stark contrast to rule changes in Europe, which gave the cruise industry sufficient time to comply with new standards.
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