Tag: California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board reached a settlement agreement with Wan Hai Lines for $680,750 for violations of the Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation that aims to reduce diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen from ocean-going vessels auxiliary engines while they are docked at California ports.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff has announced that, starting in May 2021, it will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken during the inspection of ocean-going ships to verify compliance with the local environmental regulations.

The California Air Resources Board announced a settlement with Del Monte Fresh Produce for $1,990,650. This is the largest penalty to date related to clean air violations for the state’s Ocean-Going Vessel At Berth Regulation.

The Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the 'Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline' (OGV Fuel Regulation) in 2008. CARB reminds vessel owners and operators that the requirements under the OGV Fuel Regulation are still in effect. 

California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company paid a total of $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for breaching the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth regulation.

California Air Resources Board has issued an advisory to inform how it will proceed with enforcement of the Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth, beginning January 1, 2017.

The California Air Resources Board has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failure to switch its engines over from heavy diesel “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law.

 California Air Resources Board (CARB) has published guidance for vessel operators, utilizing the research exemption to use fuel at or below 0.1% sulphur that does not meet specifications for distillate fuel grades in the California Ocean-Going Vessel Fuel Rule.Several vessel operators are now complying with the California Ocean-Going Vessel Fuel Regulation (OGV Fuel Rule) using fuel at or below 0.1% sulfur that does not meet the OGV Fuel Rule specifications for distillate fuel grades under a process detailed in Marine Notice 2014-1 .While these low sulfur non-distillate fuels, primarily described as ultra-low sulfur fuel oil (“ULSFO”), can be used to comply with the regulation under the Research Exemption, ARB staff has found that without taking precautions, there is a high likelihood of a violation of the sulfur limit. Based on reviews of bunker delivery notes from the vessel operators, these fuels, as purchased, are generally reported to be below, but close to, the 0.1% sulfur regulatory limit.However, shipboard in-use samples collected and tested by ARB staff have sometimes been found to exceed the regulatory limit. The discrepancy could be due to shipboard contamination with high sulfur fuels in tanks or pipes, or other factors. This notice is to alert vessel operators that ...

   Clean Air Engineering-Maritime announced it has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval for the first commercially ready ship emissions capturing system called the Maritime Emissions Treatment System (METS). A New Alternative to Shore Power, METS-1 Developed at Port of Los Angeles Captures 90 Percent of At-Berth Emissions The METS-1 is CAEM’s first-generation system. It is mounted and deployed from a barge that is positioned alongside ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles. The system is positioned over vessels’ smoke stacks and captures and treats more than 90 percent of particulate (PM), NOx, SO2, and related diesel pollutants emitted. The proprietary treatment technology was developed in collaboration with Tri-Mer Corporation of Owosso, Mich., the world’s largest supplier of catalytic ceramic filter systems. METS is the first CARB-approved alternative to “plugging in” to shore-side power -- also called cold-ironing or Alternative Maritime Power -- which is the current standard for meeting California’s “Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port” (At-Berth) regulation. Since January 1, 2014, vessel operators not complying with the regulation run the risk of not meeting these emissions standards and being hit with significant fines. “The METS-1 will ...