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LR supports safe LNG bunkering in Portsmouth

LR has commenced a project to identify the technical specifications and develop operating procedures for safe LNG bunkering in Portsmouth International Port. The project will position Portsmouth to develop its ambitions to become an LNG bunkering facility and hub - the first in the United Kingdom. Leonidas Karistios, Global Gas Technology Manager, Lloyd's Register said: "Obviously with growing demand for LNG, ports are looking to understand how they can develop the capability to deliver LNG bunkering services safely. It has to be safety first and Portsmouth is looking to ensure that they have the right, safe, approach to support operational and commercial ambitions. With a city adjacent to the port, significant ferry traffic and a large naval presence, there are substantial and varied stakeholder aspects to be addressed." Brittany Ferries latest newbuild, scheduled for delivery in 2016, will be gas fuelled and will call at Portsmouth where LNG bunkering will take place. Kalvin Baugh, Deputy Ferry Port Manager, said: "With changes in the regulations governing emissions, it is clear that in the future more shipping will be fuelled by LNG. To help safeguard the port and meet the needs of our customers, Portsmouth International Port needs to be able to offer ...

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US EPA issues FAQs on vessel discharges under VGP

The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) second Vessel General Permit (VGP or Permit) for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels took effect on 19 December 2013. The second Vessel General Permit was finalized on March 28, 2013 and  replace the 2008 VGP when it expired last December The US EPA has recenlty developed by staff within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Wastewater Management frequently asked questions (FAQs) to address issues commonly raised to EPA regarding the VGP. What changes are in the 2013 VGP? For the first time, the 2013 VGP contains numeric ballast water discharge limits for most vessels. The 2013 VGP also contains more stringent effluent limits for oil to sea interfaces and exhaust gas scrubber washwater, which will improve environmental protection of U.S. waters. EPA has also improved the efficiency of several of the VGP's administrative requirements, including allowing electronic recordkeeping, requiring an annual report in lieu of the one-time report and annual noncompliance report, and requiring small vessel owners and/or operators to obtain coverage under the VGP by completing and agreeing to the terms of a Permit Authorization and Record of Inspection form.   FAQs on 2013 VGP do not substitute for provisions ...

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Melting ice opens new routes for invasive species

(Arctic sea ice - Image Credit: USCG) For the first time in roughly 2 million years, melting Arctic sea ice is connecting the north Pacific and north Atlantic oceans. The new sea routes leave both coasts and Arctic waters vulnerable to a large wave of invasive species-a problem the Arctic has largely avoided until now. Two shipping passages have opened in the Arctic: the Northwest Passage through Canada, and the Northern Sea Route, a 3000-mile stretch along the coasts of Russia and Norway connecting the Barents and Bering seas. While opportunities for tapping Arctic natural resources and interoceanic trade are high, commercial ships often unwittingly carry invasive species. Organisms from previous ports can cling to the undersides of their hulls or be pumped in the enormous tanks of ballast water inside their hulls. Now that climate change has given ships a new, shorter way to cross between oceans, the risks of new invasions are escalating. "Trans-Arctic shipping is a game changer that will play out on a global scale," said Whitman Miller of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, lead author of the commentary that appeared May 28 in Nature Climate Change. "The economic draw of the Arctic is enormous. Whether it's ...

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Melting ice opens new routes for invasive species

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Arctic sea ice- Image Credit: USCG)For the first time in roughly 2 million years, melting Arctic sea ice is connecting the north Pacific and north Atlantic oceans. The new sea routes leave both coasts and Arctic waters vulnerable to a large wave of invasive species-a problem the Arctic has largely avoided until now.Two shipping passages have opened in the Arctic: the Northwest Passage through Canada, and the Northern Sea Route, a 3000-mile stretch along the coasts of Russia and Norway connecting the Barents and Bering seas. While opportunities for tapping Arctic natural resources and interoceanic trade are high, commercial ships often unwittingly carry invasive species. Organisms from previous ports can cling to the undersides of their hulls or be pumped in the enormous tanks of ballast water inside their hulls. Now that climate change has given ships a new, shorter way to cross between oceans, the risks of new invasions are escalating."Trans-Arctic shipping is a game changer that will play out on a global scale," said Whitman Miller of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, lead author of the commentary that appeared May 28 in Nature Climate Change. "The economic draw of the Arctic is enormous. Whether ...

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Updated BWTS list accepted by the USCG

The U.S. Coast Guard has updated the list of the Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) accepted for use in US water as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) on January 30rd, 2014. The ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) listed in the table below have been accepted for use in U.S. waters as Alternate Management Systems (AMS). Use of a BWTS as an AMS is subject to the general and specific conditions and requirements listed in the AMS acceptance letter issued to the system's manufacturer. (Click image below to enlarge) In the origin, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my being. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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Proposal for harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water

ICS, BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, WSC have jointly made a submission to upcoming IMO Maritime Environment Protection Committee (IMO MEPC 66) to amend the Guidelines for approval of ballast water management systems in order to ensure success of the BWM Convention. The MEPC 66 will be held in IMO headquarters from 31 March 2014 to 4 April 2014. The authors suggest that the only way to satisfactorily address concerns regardinf the BWM Convention is to amend the G8 Guidelines to provide a robust and consistently applied testing protocol that will provide confidence that type approved treatment systems are 'fit for purpose'. The Convention provides a procedure for making changes to the guidelines in Regulation D-5 It is recommended that treatment systems should be subject to testing in all types and conditions of water normally encountered in world trade and any limitations discovered should be clearly identified. The current, recently revised, recommendatory procedures permit a treatment system to be tested only in high and medium salinity temperate water with the type approval certificate stating this; this does not provide any indication of the actual limitations of the system. The type approval Guidelines also need to be consistently applied and the legislation should be amended to achieve this without the ...

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EU Environment Council will focus on maritime emissions and invasive species

The second and last Environment Council meeting under the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU will take place in Brussels on Friday, December 13. The meeting will be chaired by Minister of Environment of Lithuania Valentinas Mazuronis. The Commission will be represented by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard.

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