VGP

BWMS Update: Weighing the Advent of VIDA Implementation

According to an article published in Marine Link, the hard-fought passage of VIDA promises a simpler, more unified and logical set of environmental standards related to the discharge of myriad vessel streams.

Will it deliver, and if so, when?

As most commercial maritime operators know, US ballast water regulations made a sharp turn last December. That’s when President Trump signed the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018.

That legislation contained Title IX – the “Vessel...

http://mfame.guru/bwms-update-weighing-the-advent-of-vida-implementation/

Year in Review: Top priorities of the 2018 Regulatory Agenda

In 2018, once again new regulations took place in order the maritime industry to stay on the pulse and remain sustainable. Namely, the latest regulatory impacting the industry within the year include the following updates:
  • IMO published changes to IMDG Code, incorporating the Amendment 39-18 which came into force on 1 January 2020 for two years and may be applied voluntarily as from 1 January 2019.
  • ISO updated the international guidelines for the effectiveness of sea anchors for rescue boats in...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-year-in-review-top-priorities-of-the-2018-regulatory-agenda/

US EPA delays introduction of VGP 3.0 until March 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has further delayed the release of its new Vessel General Permit (VGP 3.0), which was originally scheduled to be issued for comment in late 2017, but is now expected to be made available in March 2019 – with at least a 30-day comment period, according to a regulatory update by ABS.

During the extended delay period, the EPA is administratively continuing the current VGP (VGP 2.0), until VGP 3.0 enters into force. Namely:

  • Vessels which are currently...

https://safety4sea.com/us-epa-delays-introduction-of-vgp-3-0-until-march-2019/