You smelled diesel fuel and Port-a-Potties and heard the echoes of talk radio and Patriot News.

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In some areas of Europe and the U.S., ships have been required by law for years to use low-sulfur fuel when in port.

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What this will do is this will allow some foreign-flagged oceangoing vessels that are carrying fuel to actually enter the Port of New York and other facilities in the New York and New Jersey region to provide fuel in the area.

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The average ship burns about 5 metric tons of fuel each day in port.

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An eye in the sky could be used to interdict drugs, size up needs in disaster relief, ensure port security, check power lines and fuel pipelines, fight forest fires and count wildlife, Brown said.

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Its Green Shipping Initiative offer incentives such as reduced port fees for ships in return for using low-sulfur fuel.

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Maersk say that despite the financial sweeteners from Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority the company is actually losing money by using low-sulfur fuel that can cost twice as much as ordinary bunker fuel.

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Sandy damaged fuel import terminals in the NY area, which was a critical blow since the port of NY is the most important petroleum hub in the northeastern U.S. In particular, Hess still has four marine terminals with suspended operations.

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No port would have agreed to accept a boat that was threatening to spill millions of gallons of fuel, he says.

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