by Marta Wenta, Data Scientist & Product Manager, SeaData

Air quality has been the main concern of ports in Europe since several years now, as stated by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) in its environmental reports.

While certain areas are regulated by law, e.g. ship-related emissions of sulphur and nitrogen oxides, other, like coal dusting (sometimes just a nuisance, at other times a threat to public health), are left to port authorities and terminal operators to work out.

That is, if they're willing to take care of their relations with the local community and, what's also crucially important, find the right partners to help them address the issue.

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