Tag: Emission Control Areas (ECA)

Increased costs imposed by ECAs in Alaska

EPA, USCG reach pollution control agreement with Carnival

Clean Marines EGCS First to Operate in US Emission Control Area

LNG as a fuel for shipping in North America

Max sulphur content permissible is to be reduced to 0.1% by 2015 The United States Environmental Enforcement Agency (EPA) has announced that it will trial vessel fly-overs to monitor compliance with MARPOL Annex VI.Initially undergoing trials in the upper Chesapeake Bay area, it is expected that the fly-over program will be extended to include other areas which fall under the North America Emission Control Area (NA ECA).The fly-overs will be monitoring and testing emissions from vessels to ensure the fuel oil being used on board contains less than 1% maximum sulphur content, as required by the ECA.The North American ECA has been in force since 1st August 2012. The maximum sulphur content permissible is to be reduced even further (to 0.1%) by 1st January 2015.The new fly-over trials support further targeting by EPA and USCG to ensure vessels are compliant with the MARPOL Annex VI rules as the one year anniversary of the ECA implementation approaches.Source : UK P&I CLUB

Environmental Protection Agency increase ECA enforcement - US

IMO MEPC agreed on new date for Tier III engines

NGOs condemn IMO decision to delay NOx emissions limits

ECA now in force in Canadian waters

Canada to begin enforcing low sulphur regulations