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Updated scrubber discharges ban in ports

According to IMO, exhaust gas scrubbers are a compliant method to reduce vessels’ sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. Yet, some coastal states and ports have implemented local regulations with stricter measures that either restrict or prohibit the discharge of washwater from open loop scrubbers or prohibit the use of scrubbers, according to Gard.

Following the recent update on scrubber discharges bans in ports, Gard informs of additional countries that have banned or...

https://safety4sea.com/updated-scrubber-discharges-ban-in-ports/

Overview of scrubber discharges bans in ports: Update

While scrubbers are an attractive means of compliance with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap, equivalent to low-sulphur fuels, a recent surge in bans of open loop scrubbers in major ports worldwide seems to open new discussions, creating misconceptions surrounding the true environmental impact of these systems.

Although IMO’s EGCS Guidelines have established washwater discharge and monitoring criteria to safeguard against environmental damage, some coastal states and ports have implemented local...

https://safety4sea.com/overview-of-scrubber-discharges-bans-in-ports-update/

Cargo ship detained in Paris MoU region

The Paris MoU announced detention of the general cargo ship ‘Lizori’ in Russian Port of Eysk on 19 July 2019. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months. The ship flies the flag of Moldova which is black on the current Paris MoU WGB list.

Therefore under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MoU, Article 16 of EU Council Directive 2009/16/EC, the ship will be refused further access to any port and anchorage in the Paris MoU region, except a port and...

https://safety4sea.com/cargo-ship-detained-in-paris-mou-region/

China to extend open loop scrubbers ban

China’s maritime authority has issued a draft plan extending a ban on wash water discharge from open-loop scrubbers to more coastal regions from 2020. The ban follows an earlier restriction imposed in January 2019 on discharges from open-loop scrubbers in key emission control regions.

Following a months-long debate, China eventually implemented the ban within key emission control areas (ECAs), including the main channel of the Yangtze River, the Xijiang River, the Bohai sea region and ports...

https://safety4sea.com/china-to-extend-open-loop-scrubbers-ban/

Cargo ship refused access to Paris MoU region

The Comoros-flagged general cargo vessel ‘Abdul G’ was banned from the Paris MoU region for failing to call at the repair yard in Turkey as agreed, following its detention and release earlier in June.

The ship was detained in the Greek port of Thessaloniki on 30 April 2019 and was released on 12 June, complying with the conditions determined by Thessaloniki PSC District office, but failed to call at the repair yard in Yalova, Turkey, as agreed.

In accordance with Section 4.2 of the Paris MoU on...

https://safety4sea.com/cargo-ship-refused-access-to-paris-mou-region/

Carnival Corp expects negative net income after Cuba ban

After President Trump’s decision on banning US cruises to Cuba, many were the cruise lines affected; Carnival Corporation published its yearly net income, according to which the cruise company faced a decrease following cruise bans to Cuba.

Specifically, the company expects the US administration’s Cuba travel ban to have a negative impact of USD 0.04 to USD 0.06 per share.

Carnival Corporation added

While the company was able to quickly adjust its itineraries to provide guests with attractive...

https://safety4sea.com/carnival-corp-expects-negative-net-income-after-cuba-ban/

Canadian Senate committee rejects tanker ban bill

A Canadian Senate committee voted against Bill C-48, which would ban oil tankers from docking on British Columbia’s northern coast. This means the Senate advised the federal government not to proceed with the bill enacting the oil tanker moratorium on that stretch of coast.

The bill, otherwise known as the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, would ban tankers carrying more than 12,500 metric tonnes of crude or persistent oil from stopping or unloading along B.C.’s northern coast.

This would aim to protect...

https://safety4sea.com/canadian-senate-committee-rejects-tanker-ban-bill/

Nordic American Tankers: Scrubbers an unnecessary risk

In an event in late February, Bermuda-based Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT) reiterated that scrubbers are not a solution for the company, in view of the 2020 sulphur cap, and it will ‘not take on risk it does not have to’.

An increased number of ports now prohibit or impose strict requirements on the use of scrubbers, which purify emissions from large ships. The scrubber cleans the exhaust from vessels for sulphur and emit impure water into the sea, and that is what the ports now will put an...

https://safety4sea.com/nordic-american-tankers-scrubbers-an-unnecessary-risk/

UAE partly mitigates Qatar shipping ban

The UAE has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and Qatar, enforced under a political and economic boycott of Doha, according to port circular. An Abu Dhabi Ports circular cancelled previous directives that banned cargoes of Qatar origin from UAE waters and ports, and those of UAE origin from Qatar.

Specifically on June 2017, the Saudi Arabia Port Authority confirmed that no vessel will be allowed coming from or going to Qatar, regardless of the vessels’ flag or owners nationality....

https://safety4sea.com/uae-partly-mitigates-qatar-shipping-ban/

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