ECAs

EMSA discusses potential Mediterranean ECA

On the 14th May 2019, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), after a request made by the European Commission, organised a meeting to discuss the possibility of designating the Mediterranean Sea as an Emissions Control Area (ECA).

The meeting was a follow up of a workshop organised by EMSA on 13th and 14th February on awareness raising for the upcoming Sulphur Regulation and its consistent implementation as from 1 January 2020 by Mediterranean countries.

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https://safety4sea.com/emsa-discusses-potential-mediterranean-eca/

Greek company fined for violating sulphur limit in the fjords

Norway posed a fine of 700,000 NOK (=USD 80,346) to the cruise ship ‘MS Magellan’, owned by the Greek shipping company Global Cruise Lines Ltd, for violating the legislation on fuel sulphur limits in the world heritage fjords.

Our documentation shows that the ships has entered two world heritage fjords with sulphur values far beyond the legal limit values,

…said Bjørn Pedersen, Head of Department of Legislation and International Relations in the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA).

On 1st March,...

https://safety4sea.com/greek-company-fined-for-violating-sulphur-limit-in-the-fjords/

Υπέρ μιας μεσογειακής ECA και η Iταλία;

Πλειάδα μη κυβερνητικών περιβαλλοντικών οργανισμών από την Γερμανία, την Γαλλία και άλλες χώρες της Ε.Ε. καλούν προς απαγόρευση της χρήσεως βαρέων καυσίμων αλλά και scrubbers από τα πλοία εντός ευρωπαϊκών περιοχών ελέγχου εκπομπών (ECAs).

Σύμφωνα με τις ΜΚΟ η στροφή προς «ελαφρύτερα» και φιλικότερα για το περιβάλλον καύσιμα θα συμβάλει σε σημαντική μείωση των εκπομπών αέριων ρύπων, ωστόσο η χρήση scrubbers εκτιμάται ότι μπορεί να επιφέρει κινδύνους στο θαλάσσιο περιβάλλον από την απόρριψη...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/05/10/yper-mias-mesogeiakis-eca-kai-i-italia/

Italy in support of a Mediterranean Emission Control Area

At the G7 meeting of Environmental Ministers in Metz, France, on May 6, the Italian Minister Costa met with his French counterpart, De Rugy. Among the topics discussed, it was decided to conduct a joint initiative to get the declaration of a combined SECA and NECA for the entire Mediterranean Sea.

Environmental groups including NABU, Cittadini per l’aria and FNE welcomed the important step. The NGO network has called for a Mediterranean Emission Control Area since several years, while recently...

https://safety4sea.com/italy-in-support-of-a-mediterranean-emission-control-area/

European Commission study supports Mediterranean ECA

A European Commission-funded impact assessment into a potential Mediterranean emissions control area (ECA) concluded that designating such an ECA would result in significant socio-economic benefits. The assessment is the third study to be published since the middle of December.

The outcome of the European Commission-funded impact assessment was produced by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), aligned with the latest findings of the French ECAMED report published in...

https://safety4sea.com/european-commission-study-supports-mediterranean-eca/

Drewry: Increasing demand boosts China’s chemical freight rates

According to Drewry, China’s developing increasing demand for chemical shipping is due to strengthen coastal freight rates. The demand is being boosted by the fast growth of the Chinese base chemical production capacity.

Mainly, about 55% of the new production capacity is placed in East China, 23% in North China, whereas another 22% in South China.

Drewry supports that China’s demand for vessels for domestic chemical trade is expected to increase, because domestic supply of major chemical...

https://safety4sea.com/drewry-increasing-demand-boosts-chinas-chemical-freight-rates/

FONAR systems in view of the 2020 sulphur regulations

The IMO are still in the process of developing a fuel oil non-availability report (FONAR) system in order to assist ships in their Regulation 18 declarations to state parties concerning the steps to be taken when a vessel is found not to be compliant. A final template for this is expected to be submitted to and approved by the IMO in May 2019. The Emission Control Areas (ECAs) that are included in IMO’s attempts to reduce shipping sulphur emissions, are located in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea,...

https://safety4sea.com/fonar-systems-in-view-of-the-2020-sulphur-regulations/

CSA 2020 advises not to single out scrubbers without scientific facts

The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has called upon the global maritime industry not to single out scrubber wash waters when coastal states and port authorities adopt local regulations to lessen the impact of ship operations on their ports and harbours. Responding to reports that coastal states and ports are implementing rules that ‘restrict the discharge of wash waters’, CSA highlights that most ports and harbours already have discharge requirements which have been in place for years.

General...

https://safety4sea.com/csa-2020-advises-not-to-single-out-scrubbers-without-scientific-facts/

Mediterranean ECA would significantly improve air quality, study finds

A French study started in 2017 by the Cerema, CITEPA and INERIS, reports that air pollution from ship traffic in the Mediterranean Sea can significantly be reduced, because of the introduction of an Emission Control Area (ECA).

According to the study, an ECA would lead to economic, health and environmental cost-benefits in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Specifically, the report highlights that particulate matter can be limited by up to 20% and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)...

https://safety4sea.com/mediterranean-eca-would-significantly-improve-air-quality-study-finds/

Summary of the regulatory landscape in 2019

Gard Club summarizes the 2019 maritime regulatory landscape. The marine industry experienced many regulations coming into force on 2018, with the same expected to happen in 2019. These regulations regard crew, safety, environment, cargo, and certification.

1 January 2019

  • Escape Route Signs and Equipment Location Markings: To ensure uniformity of safety signs with ISO standards, the IMO has established updated signs and graphic symbols to be used to mark the location of ways of escape,...

https://safety4sea.com/summary-of-the-regulatory-landscape-in-2019/

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