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In 2008, we compared emissions from road transport and SSS on specific routes in Vanherle (2010). The comparison of the three case studies showed how performance can differ depending on case specificities (ship type/size, route length,…), but also in what way performance was similar regardless of the differences of the 3 cases. We concluded SSS performed better than road transport in terms of CO2 and vice versa for SO2 and PM. In the past 8 years, various policies have come into effect to further reduce emissions from both modes. We find that on CO2 both road and SSS have slightly improved performance in 2016 compared to 2008. Both modes have reduced emissions of other pollutants in 2016 compared to 2008; the improvement in SSS is significantly larger than road with dramatic improvements for SO2 (up to factor 20 better), PM (up to factor 10 better) and NOx (factor 3-4 better). SSS now scores better than road transport in terms of CO2 emissions, equally well in terms of NOx and PM emissions, and worse in terms of SO2 emissions.

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In this century, global on-road passenger vehicles raised rapidly with concerns regarding of air pollutions, greenhouse, climate change, economical and human life safety. However, what are the new vehicles emission standards implementation regulation involved? How can new emission regulation impact vehicle performance and environment pollution reductions? What is (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure - WLTP)? How can (WLTP) regulation promote improvement to vehicle quality in reduction of emission to lower level possible and add more performance to the vehicles for open market? What is the real-world on-road (Real world Drive Emission- RDE) test new emission regulation and its demand? Why vehicle manufactures should present both emission level of laboratorial engine emission level and vehicle (RDE) emission level in EU? Presenting an accurate vehicle pollutant determination due to new EU regulation procedure of (WLTP) will help the consumer identifying the regulation cost fee and tax in registration the vehicle. Methodology based on comparative EU regulation assessment and (WLTP) regulation vehicle emission control technologies assessment. The paper focus on viewing, the potential of pollution regulation (WLTP) for vehicle emissions reductions. Provide an outline of the status of the EU vehicle pollution emission regulations information and identify priorities options and recommendations to the introduction of the (WLTP). Offering information gridline data for researchers in future study for the strict pollution regulation adopted by European countries and its impact on future academic study of vehicle emission experimental process in non-applicable countries, contribute the procedure process of (RDE) emission implementation test within (WLTP) to be familiar by researchers for future intended joining the regulation. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. The author would like to thank University Putra Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (www.ump.edu.my) for providing research facilities and grant. The study is supported by GP-IPS research grant from UPM with project code GP-IPS 9525100 and FRGS grant under MOE-UMP RDU160152.