ship pollution

What shipowners should know about new pollution control standards

U.S. regulators are rolling out on Monday the first of a two-part regime imposing new pollution control standards on ships. The regime will have long-term implications for how shipowners manage vessel discharges.

The 329-page Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, sets a new framework for regulating discharges “incidental to the normal operation of vessels.” The change is aimed at bringing consistency and certainty to...

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Hazardous Cargo Carrying Ships Need To Sign Clean-Up Contract!

China has issued a circular regarding the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution coming from ships which mandate forging a clean-up contract with the Ship Pollution Response Organization, says a press release published on their website.

Here’s what’s at stake.

What does the circular say?

We refer Members to the recent Circular 2020/011 on the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships and the requirement that...

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7 Ways For Ships To Meet MARPOL NOx Tier III Regulation

Air pollution from ships is on the rise and global emission standards are getting stringent every year. MARPOL Annex VI limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx), and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances.

The main changes to MARPOL Annex VI are a progressive reduction globally in emissions of SOx, NOx and particulate matter and the introduction of emission control areas (ECAs) to reduce emissions...

https://www.marineinsight.com/tech/different-ways-meet-nox-tier-iii-standards/

Italian Shipping Company To Pay $4 Million For Concealment Of Pollution From Vessel

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A shipping company based in Italy today admitted discharging oily waste and other pollutants into the sea and then lying about it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark announced.

The company, d’Amico Shipping Italia S.p.A., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to an information charging it with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Under terms of the plea agreement, d’Amico will pay a $4...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/italian-shipping-company-to-pay-4-million-for-concealment-of-pollution-from-vessel/