Tag: MARPOL

AMSA has recently updated marine notice to provide general information on Australia’s implementation of Annex V of MARPOL which refers to regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships to assist shipowners, masters and crews in applying the Annex V discharge requirements.

Decarbonization has recently become a hot topic of discussion in the shipping community, notes Capt. Zhaoqingwei, Marine Safety Manager at DASIN SHIPPING PTE LTD and highlights that protecting the marine environment is not just about buzzwords like GHG, EEXI, IHM, LSFO, EU-MRV, etc.

On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced several key updates to DOJ’s approach to corporate criminal prosecutions. 

Marine Department of the Hong Kong issued a notice regarding the Merchant Shipping Prevention of Air Pollution Regulation 2021.

Djibouti is the latest country to benefit from a national training workshop on implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

With the amendments to the IBC code and MARPOL Annex II set into force from 2021, a new Certificate of Fitness (CoF) for a vessel must be issued and be onboard at the latest on 1 January 2021.

During the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), attendees will discuss important measures to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, and ways to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping.

After the IMO presented a draft text containing further measures to cut ship emissions, concerns were raised regarding its efficiency. As some NGOs said, hopes for bold action to reduce the global shipping sector’s huge greenhouse gas emissions were dashed.

Following the US announcement on the acceptance of Electronic Record Books, RMI announced it has launched a new portal to facilitate applying for a Declaration of MARPOL Electronic Record Book(s) (MARPOL ERBs).

Civil and criminal penalties for MARPOL non-compliance are seeing a continuous trend worldwide, especially in the US, even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the US, these violations can lead to multimillion-dollar financial penalties on shipowners and third-party vessel managers, while crewmembers can face prison if found guilty.