Wilson Nantes - the first ship that fulfills the requirements of the EU funnel directive

The Malta registered cargo ship Wilson Nantes - seen here today on its way to Klaipeda - is the first ship equipped with a smokestack that meets the requirements of the the European Union´s new Funnel Directive. By 2016 all ships visiting European ports must have a funnel, the length of which is at least 20% of the ship´s total length. (You can imagine how e.g the Queen Mary 2 will look, with a 70 m funnel!):

PS
Just joking. The "funnel" is in the city of Helsingborg. The ship´s real funnel is somewhat smaller:

(However, I would not be surprised if an EU directive of this type actually would be approved some time in the not too distant future!)