Tag: MARPOL Annex VI

Mr Acisclo Valladares Molina(22 December 2009), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to IMO, met IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu (30 January) to deposit the instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Annex VI (MARPOL Annex VI).   MARPOL Annex VI, first adopted in 1997, limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx), and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances. Source: IMOIn the beginning, I was open 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.

The Korean Register (KR)  announces the launch of an in-house developed software program to assist vessels with fuel oil change over when complying with the new low sulphur regulations. From 1 January, MARPOL Annex VI Reg 14 requires vessels sailing within an emission control area (ECA) to burn fuel with a sulphur content of 0.1% or less. This means that ships must switch from normal fuel to low sulphur fuel before entering the restricted zone. KR's new software assesses fuel consumption at actual operating speed to calculate the time required to completely switch to a low sulphur fuel. The current practice is generally to rely on the experience of the chief engineer which KR has found often results in the vessel burning more of the expensive low sulphur fuel than is necessary. The new software (called fuel oil change over - FOCO) gives much more accurate timings that will save fuel and cost. The software also provides accurate technical data that can be used to report to port state control if change over times are questioned. On announcing this new program, KR's Chairman and CEO, Dr. B. S. Park said: "As a professional engineering service provider, we have developed a ...

US EPA has issued a penalty policy for violations by ships of the sulfur in fuel standard and related provisions for assessing civil penalties applicable to North American and US Caribbean Sea ECAs. This Penalty Policy contains two components: First, it describes how to achieve the goal of deterrence through a penalty that removes the economic benefit of noncompliance, and reflects the gravity of the violation. Second, it discusses adjustment factors applied to obtain a fair and equitable penalty. These components address the statutory penalty factors discussed above. The case team should calculate the full economic benefit of noncompliance and the gravity components of the penalty, and then decide whether any of the adjustment factors are applicable   This Penalty Policy was developed primarily to address violations of the fuel sulfur standard contained in Regulation 14.4 of Annex VI as it applies to the U.S. portion of the ECAs, but a ship burning non-compliant fuel may also be in violation of other requirements of MARPOL Annex VI. For example, pursuant to Regulation 14.6, ships are required to maintain a written procedure showing how the fuel oil change-over is to be done, and a log recording change-over details, including recording certain ...

Horizon Lines, Inc.  announced it has received a permit providing a conditional waiver from the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA) fuel sulfur content requirements of MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14.4.  The permit is in force while Horizon pursues installation of Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) on each of its three (3) D7-class vessels which operate in the Alaska trade. The permit was issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and became effective in 2015. The permit will allow these Horizon vessels to use low-sulfur heavy fuel oil in their main engines while operating between Washington state and Alaska, subject to compliance with other terms and restrictions of the permit.  Horizon is committed to operating its vessels and terminals in accordance with all environmental regulations, and continuing to serve its customers in the most efficient and reliable means possible. Further, Horizon has entered into a supply agreement with Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen BV for design and procurement of the PureSox 2.0 EGCS for the three Horizon D7-class vessels which operate in the Alaska trade.  This Alfa Laval EGCS is a multiple inlet hybrid system which will clean the exhaust gas from the ...

The IMO has published a set of frequently asked questions regarding the sulphur limits in emission control areas from 1st January 2015. Question 1 What are the new requirements relating to sulphur emissions? Ships trading in designated emission control areas will have to use fuel oil on board with a sulphur content of no more than 0.10% from 1 January 2015, against the limit of 1.00% in effect up until 31 December 2014. The interpretation of “fuel oil used on board” includes use in main and auxiliary engines and boilers. Exemptions are provided for securing the safety of the ship or saving life at sea, or as a result of damage to a ship or its equipment. Also, provisions for trials for ship emission reduction and control technology research provide for a time limited exemption.   Question 2 What treaty do these new rules come under? The stricter rules come into effect under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution form ships (MARPOL) Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships), specifically under regulation 14, which covers emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and particulate matter from ships. These requirements were adopted in October 2008 by consensus ...

ClassNK has issued Technical Information to remind of the Paris MoU Guidelines on the application of MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 18 in an Emission Control Area (ECA) From 1 January 2015, in the Emission Control Areas, the sulphur content limits of fuel oil will be regulated to not more than 0.10% m/m in accordance with Regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI. Regarding this matter, Paris MoU has issued the  Guidelines, the contents of which are the requirements of onboard procedures and evidential documents, check points during Port State Control, and the procedures of notification to the port authority when compliant fuel oil is not available.  In the outbreak, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

UK P&I Club issued a bulletin to advise of a new scheme of checks on vessels’ bunkers at the Port of Genoa. Vessels at berth or anchorage at EU ports are obliged to use fuel oil with maximum 0.1% sulphur content. From 1st January 2015 the local port authorities at the Terminal VTE in Genoa Voltri will implement regular checks of the bunkers on-board. UK P&I Club also reminds of the new sulphur emissions regulations that enter into force from 1st January 2015. New guidelines on application of MARPOL Annex VI Reg 18 in an ECA have just been published by the Paris MOU. They cover the items that Port State Control Officers will be looking for during a PSC inspection within an ECA or first port after transiting the ECA. These guidelines can be found here. The latest industry guidelines on compliance with the sulphur ECA requirements, published by the International Chamber of Shipping can be found here. You can also read the following related article by clicking below: Paris MoU issues guidelines on application of MARPOL in ECA Overview of fuel changeover issues and challenges   Source: UK P&I ClubIn the start, I was outspoken with you propecia ...

Ships trading in designated emission control areas will have to use on board fuel oil with a sulphur content of no more than 0.10% from 1 January 2015, against the limit of 1.00% in effect up until 31 December 2014.  The stricter rules come into effect under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution form ships (MARPOL) Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships), specifically under regulation 14, which covers emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and particulate matter from ships. These requirements were adopted in October 2008 by consensus and entered into force in July 2010. The emission control areas established under MARPOL Annex VI for SOx are: the Baltic Sea area; the North Sea area; the North American area (covering designated coastal areas off the United States and Canada); and the United States Caribbean Sea area (around Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands). Outside the emission control areas, the current limit for sulphur content of fuel oil is 3.50%, falling to 0.50% m/m on and after 1 January 2020. The 2020 date is subject to a review, to be completed by 2018, as to the availability of the required fuel oil. Depending ...

As from 1 January 2015, all ocean going vessels travelling within the Emission Control Areas (the “ECAs” as defined in the MARPOL Convention, including the English Channel, Baltic Sea, North Sea, North American and US Caribbean Sea areas) must use fuel oil with less than 0.1% sulphur. The controls apply to all fuel oil, defined in MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 2.9 as “any fuel delivered to and intended for combustion purposes for propulsion or operation on board a ship including distillate and residual fuels”. More information about the Marpol Convention can be accessed on the IMO website by clicking here.   It should be noted that the US Coast Guard has announced that the low sulphur measures will be strictly enforced in the North American and U.S. Caribbean Sea Emission Control Areas, with checks being made on Bunker Delivery Notes and other records during Port State and Flag State inspections, as well as fuel oil sampling and in-the-field screening for sulphur levels. The US Environmental Protection Agency has  produced guidance for Owners in circumstances where compliant fuel oil is unavailable (click here). Essentially, Owners and operators are required to make best efforts to comply with the ECA rules so that, in circumstances where ...

MARPOL Annex VI requires ocean-going vessels to use fuel with a maximum sulfur level of 1,000 ppm in Emission Control Areas beginning January 1, 2015. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a guidance on ECA marine fuel to assist with the compliance with the requirements as suppliers of ECA marine fuel and vessel owners and operators transition to the 2015 standard. Liability and Violations Under the 40 CFR Part 80 ECA marine fuel regulations, any person in the fuel distribution system who controls the facility where a violation of the 1,000 ppm ECA marine fuel sulfur standard is found may be liable for the violation. Anyone who produced or distributed this fuel is also presumed liable for the violations unless and until they can establish an affirmative defense. The ECA marine fuel regulations also explicitly prohibit any person from causing another person to violate the 1,000 ppm ECA marine fuel sulfur standards. Since anyone in the ECA marine fuel distribution system may be held liable for downstream violations of the 1,000 ppm sulfur standard, EPA encourages everyone in the ECA marine fuel distribution system to implement robust quality assurance programs toassure that the fuel they are producing, transporting, and selling complies with the 1,000 ppm ECA marine sulfur standard ...