Hong Kong’s law on clean bunker fuel is scheduled to come into force on 1 July 2015. The government has released a statement saying that the Air Pollution Control (Ocean Going Vessels) (Fuel at Berth) Regulation will be tabled at the Legislative Council on March 18 2015.
“The Regulation prohibits OGVs from using any fuel other than compliant fuel while at berth in Hong Kong, except during the first hour after arrival and the last hour before departure. The shipmasters and ship owners are required to record the date and time of fuel switching and keep the relevant records for three years. If an OGV uses technology that can achieve the same or less emission of sulphur dioxide (SO2) when compared with using low-sulphur marine fuel, the OGV may be exempted from switching to compliant fuel,” a spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department said.
When the Regulation comes into effect, the master and owner concerned of any OGV using non-compliant fuel while at berth in Hong Kong will be liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for six months. Shipmasters and ship owners who fail to record or keep the required particulars will also be liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for three months.
OGVs generally run on heavy fuel oil with an average sulphur content of 2.6 per cent. The SO2 emissions of an OGV at berth account for about 40 per cent of its total SO2 emission during its stay in Hong Kong. The new Regulation can help reduce the total emissions of SO2 and respirable suspended particulates by 12 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, which contributes to improving the air quality of Hong Kong and reducing health risks.’’
Source: Hong Hong Government press release
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