Tag: waste water discharge

Two ship engineers pleaded guilty on May 7, to charges related to concealing pollution and falsifying records onboard an oil tanker near a petroleum terminal in Sewaren, New Jersey.

EU Parliament and Council negotiators have reached an informal deal to extend discharge ban to include sewage and garbage.

Canada has prohibited cruise ships from dumping sewage and unclean water close to shore and has threatened to punish violators up to $190,000.

NorthStandard provides an updated list of all the ports and countries where restrictions on EGCS discharges apply. Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) – more commonly referred to as scrubbers – are an accepted equivalent measure in complying with the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap.

The Port of Prince Rupert is proposing a ban on polluting scrubbers in its harbour, pending a 30 day comment period that ends on February 5th, 2023.

Some jurisdictions have imposed local regulations which restrict or prohibit the discharge of wash water from scrubbers within their waters.

The Port of Abidjan has issued a note advising that from 1 January 2023 it will be mandatory for all calling vessels to dispose of onboard waste oils and sludge prior to departure.

The US Department of Justice announced that the Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged vessel was sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated bilge water overboard in U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans last year, and for obstructing justice.

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.

From 1 January, Oman Maritime Waste Treatment SAOC will start collecting Marpol classified waste as a service to ships calling Sohar port.