wash water discharge

Wash Water Discharge is Not Marine Pollution, Says Disappointed CSA

The Clean Shipping Alliance is “disappointed” in the recent decision to restrict exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) wash water discharge, says a press release published on their website.

Announcement from Turkey

The Clean Shipping Alliance expressed disappointment in the 6 April announcement from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization that they will restrict the discharge of wash water in the territorial waters of the country, based on its marine pollution regulation.

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https://mfame.guru/wash-water-discharge-is-not-marine-pollution-says-disappointed-csa/

Cruise ship discharges gray water at Port Canaveral by accident

Carnival informed the USCG on January 2 that the cruise ship Carnival Elation accidentally released 6,000 gallons of gray water into the harbor at Port Canaveral, Florida. The incident took place during routine deballasting at the pier.

Namely, local media cited a Carnival spokesperson saying that while the ship was offloading water from its ballast systems, a gray water valve was opened by mistake, discharging treated gray water for a short period. No sewage was offloaded.

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https://safety4sea.com/cruise-ship-discharges-gray-water-at-port-canaveral-by-accident/

Bahrain issues restrictions on scrubber water discharge

The Gulf Agency Company Ltd (GAC) published information issued by the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications concerning the  use of exhaust gas cleaning systems, so that interested parties are compliant with IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap, which has come into force.

Specifically, following the “trend” of banning open loop scrubbers from ports, the Ministry’s announcement concerns all Bahraini flagged vessels and foreign flagged vessels calling Bahraini ports or operating in Bahraini...

https://safety4sea.com/bahrain-issues-restrictions-on-scrubber-water-discharge/

Two shipping companies, crew member charged for oily waste dumping

A federal grand jury in Oakland charged two shipping companies and a First Assistant Engineer with failing to maintain an Oil Record Book for bilge water discharges into the sea about three nautical miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge and with obstruction of justice, the US Department of Justice announced.

The indictment alleges that the 16,408 gross-ton, ocean-going motor tanker ‘Zao Galaxy’ was owned by FGL Moon Marshall Limited, a Marshall Islands company, and operated by Unix Line Pte Ltd.,...

https://safety4sea.com/two-shipping-companies-crew-member-charged-for-oily-waste-dumping/

Shipowners should be informed when opting for washwater monitoring equipment

In light of the approaching IMO 2020 sulphur cap, Rivertrace launched a technical white paper that focuses on scrubber technology options and washwater monitoring. The paper provides an insight into the effects of sulphur emissions from ships, the chemistry of scrubbing sulphur from exhaust gases and the benefits associated with scrubber use.

According to the white paper, the options available for shipowners and operators, are:

  1. Use of fuel with a low sulphur content;
  2. Use of engine that can run...

https://safety4sea.com/shipowners-should-be-informed-when-opting-for-washwater-monitoring-equipment/