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California Office of Spill Prevention and Response The California Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) posted an article entitled Preventing Loss of Propulsion after Fuel Switch to Low Sulfur Distillate Fuel Oil. The article provides information regarding various causes for loss of propulsion and recommendations on avoiding loss of propulsion associated with switching from one type of fuel to another for main diesel engines on ocean-going vessels (OGVs)Source: OSPR

California Maritime Academy technical report The California Maritime Academy (CMA) was contracted to evaluate issues associated with the implementation of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) ship fuel regulation. While most vessel operators are successfully complying with the regulation without incident, some operators have reported operational difficulties that may be related to fuel switching from heavy fuel oil to distillate fuel.The California Maritime Academy technical report is available here.The CMA report recommendations are contained in Section 4.2 of the report, starting on page 27.Other information for marine vessel programs is available on the CARB website.Source : INTERTANKO

Marine Notice 2011-1 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued a notice to vessel owners and operators regarding the status of proposed amendments to the Ocean-Going Vessel Air Emission Regulation.On 1 September 2011, an advisory (Marine Notice 2011-1) was issued regarding the amendments but due to the administrative process, they were not able to provide an exact date for their implementation. On September 16, CARB filed the final rule-making package with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), which now has until October 28 to make its determination.Since CARB requested an "effective early date", they expect the legally effective date for the amendments to be between 28 October and 27 November. To provide owners and operators with sufficient lead time in which to implement the amendments, CARB will begin enforcement of the amendments on 1 December.The amendments include the following: expand the regulatory boundary in Southern Californiadelay implementation of the "Phase II" 0.1% sulphur fuel until 1 January 2014 limit marine gas oil to 1% sulphur starting on 1 August 2012 make minor amendments to Non-compliance Fee Provision update the definitions of compliant distillate fuels and the California baseline. Additional information on the amendments can be found in Marine Notice ...

The shipping companies agreed to pay $53,000 each The California Air Resources Board has fined two shipping companies for failing to switch from dirty "bunker" fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when sailing within 24 miles of the California coast, as required by state law."Cargo vessels can burn some of the dirtiest fuels on the planet and we need to make sure that their engine emissions don't reach our coast," said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. "Our fuel regulation is vitally important because it requires shippers to switch to cleaner-burning fuels that help fight air pollution in our coastal regions and port communities."The measure, adopted in 2008, eliminates 15 tons of diesel exhaust - a known carcinogen - daily from ocean-going vessels, and is considered a vital tool in helping to reduce premature deaths and the risk of cancer associated with air pollution in the state's busy ports and trade corridors.In November 2010, two vessels, both used bunker fuel well within the 24-mile limit from the coast prior to docking at the Port of Long Beach.As part of their settlements with ARB, two shipping companies agreed to pay $53,000 each, to the California Air Pollution Control Fund (CAPCF) to support air ...

The public hearing will be held in Sacramento on June 23 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a Notice of Public Hearing to consider amendments to the state regulations for sulphur in fuel and other operational requirements for ocean-going vessels within California waters and 24 nautical miles of the California baseline. The public hearing will be held in Sacramento on June 23.The proposal, if adopted, would include, within the regulated area, waters within 24 nautical miles of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. It would also change the implementation date for Phase 2 of the programme (when ocean-going vessels would be limited to using distillate fuels containing no more than 0.1% sulphur) from 1 January 2012 to 1 January 2014.The change would more closely align California's requirements with recently adopted federal standards and provide vessel operators with more flexibility to acquire compliant fuels. Source: California Air Resources Board