Tag: California

A new climate bill regarding Californian ports has raised concerns over many industry groups which question how this emissions' reduction legislation may affect competition and encourage economic growth.

As of July 1, 2016, the Commission's Marine Invasive Species Program no longer accepts the old USCG Ballast Water Reporting Form.

The California Air Resources Board has issued a notice to provide information about the extension of the submission deadline for the At-Berth Regulation. The submittal of the vessel and terminal plans for the upcoming 70 percent reduction requirement is now due to ARB on October 1, 2016.

Harnessing the University of California’s leadership in sustainability and pledge to become carbon neutral by 2025, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Associate Director Bruce Appelgate had a bright idea: What if Scripps Oceanography at UC San Diego began using 100 percent renewable diesel fuel, or biofuel, to power its research vessels?

The California State Lands Commission announced that it has decided to withdraw the proposed regulations entitled “Article 4.8. Biofouling Management to Minimize the Transfer of Nonindigenous Species from Vessels Operating in California Waters”.

The California State Lands Commission (SLC) issued notice stating that it has decided to withdraw the proposed regulations entitled “Article 4.8. Biofouling Management to Minimize the Transfer of Nonindigenous Species from Vessels Operating in California Waters”. The SLC expects to republish proposed regulations and commence a new 45-day comment period in the near future.

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.

The California State Lands Commission (SLC) has issued a letter to shipping agents and interested parties regarding ballast water management (BWM) and hull husbandry requirements.

A new legislation to permanently ban offshore drilling on Pacific Coast was introduced by US government. The bill would protect $44 billion coastal economies of California, Oregon, and Washington.

 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 ...