MARPOL Convention

COSCO To Promote Use of Shore Power by Vessels at Berth

Credits: COSCO Shipping

In order to achieve the goals of “carbon emissions peak and carbon neutrality“, fulfill the new requirements of the International Maritime Organization’s MARPOL Convention relating to the “International Shipping Regulations on Carbon Intensity“, reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vessels at berth, build a green and low-carbon supply chain, and protect the earth’s ecological environment, COSCO Shipping Lines is proactively and vigorously promoting the use of shore power...

https://mfame.guru/cosco-to-promote-use-of-shore-power-by-vessels-at-berth/

IMO2020 fuel oil sulphur limit – cleaner air, healthier planet

IMO2020 fuel oil sulphur limit – cleaner air, healthier planet

Reduced limit on sulphur in marine fuel oil implemented smoothly through 2020.

On 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, ushering in a new era of cleaner air in ports and coastal areas by using less polluting fuels. 

One year on, indications are that the transition has been extremely smooth, a testament to the preparations of all stakeholders...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/29/imo2020-fuel-oil-sulphur-limit-cleaner-air-healthier-planet/

Chief Engineer Indicted in Cover Up of Dumping Pollutants

The management, owner and the Chief Engineer of the cargo vessel Nederland Reefer have been indicted for falsification of pollution records, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, reports Delaware Business Now.

What are the charges indicted?

A federal grand jury in Wilmington returned a six-count indictment charging Chartworld Shipping Corporation, Nederland Shipping Corporation, and Chief Engineer Vasileios Mazarakis for

  • failing to keep accurate pollution control records,
  • falsifying...

http://mfame.guru/chief-engineer-indicted-in-cover-up-of-dumping-pollutants/