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Antarctic fuel oil ban and North American ECA MARPOL amendments enter into force on 1 August 2011

A new MARPOL regulation to protect the Antarctic from pollution Amendments to IMO's MARPOL Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships enter into force on 1 August 2011, banning heavy fuel oil from the Antarctic and creating a new North American Emission Control Area (ECA).Use or carriage of oil in Antarctic AreaA new MARPOL regulation to protect the Antarctic from pollution by heavy-grade oils is added to MARPOL Annex I (Regulations for the prevention of pollution by oil), with a new chapter 9 on Special requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic area.Regulation 43 prohibits both the carriage in bulk as cargo and the carriage and use as fuel, of: crude oils having a density, at 15C, higher than 900 kg/m3; oils, other than crude oils, having a density, at 15C, higher than 900 kg/m3 or a kinematic viscosity, at 50C, higher than 180 mm2/s; or bitumen, tar and their emulsions.This means, in effect, that ships trading to the area, whether passenger or cargo ships, would need to switch to a different fuel type when transiting the Antarctic area, defined as "the sea area south of latitude 60S". An exception is envisaged for vessels engaged ...

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Ports welcome IMO energy efficiency measures

Welcome the IMOs actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The first ever mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping, Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), were adopted last week. The breakthrough came at the 62nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held in London.The Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) are newly incorporated into the MARPOL Annex VI regulations, adding a new chapter 4 Regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships. Both measures of EEDI and SEEMP are expected to enter into force on 1 January, 2013, to be applied to ships of 400 gross tonnage and over.As a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) of worldwide ports that collaborate and provide input to the IMO, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) welcomed the IMOs actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping.IAPH and its member base of approximately 200 ports worldwide welcomes and supports these significant policy developments by the International Maritime Organization, said IAPH President Geraldine Knatz, executive director of the Port of Los Angles.These measures, coupled with global air quality improvement initiatives like the IAPH World ...

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