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ziq OP wrote (edited )

Is this true (container ships)

Yup.

Container ships run on the dregs of crude oil.

When all the higher quality fuels like petrol, diesel and kerosene have been extracted, you’re left with a black, tarry mess called bunker fuel. This is what container ships burn.

As you may expect, bunker fuel is incredibly polluting.

Back in 2009, confidential data was released showing one container ship produces as much pollution as 50 million cars.

https://www.exponentialinvestor.com/energy/a-single-container-ship-produces-more-pollution-than-all-the-cars-in-the-uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/09/shipping-pollution

https://newatlas.com/shipping-pollution/11526/

It's hard to find specific reference saying they're able to do this because they operate in international waters tho so I'll change it a bit.

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