Monthly archive

February 2019

FONARS ARE ‘NOT A FREE PASS’ TO USE NON-COMPLIANT LOW SULPHUR FUEL, WARNS ICS

 

2/26/2019 Source: ICS - The International Chamber is pushing back concerning the possible loophole reported by Tradewindsnews.com (Regulators allow shipowners a safety loophole on IMO 2020, 2/25/2019.)

Here's the ICS press release

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The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency - SAFETY BULLETIN 13 - GPS Week Number Rollover.

Source: UK MCA -  The Maritime & Coastguard Agency would like to make Operators that use the Global Positioning System (GPS) for both position and UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), aware that the GPS Week Number will be rolling over for the second time, on April 6 th, 2019.

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BIMCO DEMANDS 4TH IMO GHG STUDY BASED ON REALISTIC ECONOMIC GROWTH

2/13/2019 Source: BIMCO - BIMCO has proposed that the Fourth International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Study does not include unrealistically high gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections to predict future transport demand - and thereby emissions - of the shipping industry.

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Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)has issued the latest Queensland Coastal Passage Plan (QCPP)

2/8/2019 Source: AMSA - The plan prepares vessels for transit through environmentally sensitive areas such as the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. All Masters and coastal pilots transiting these areas should consider the information in the QCPP when preparing their passage plans.

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European Commission calls for ‘urgent’ changes to IMO scrubber rules

Secretary-general says exhaust gas scrubbers are ‘expected to lead to a degradation of the marine environment’.
 

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From Britannia P&I Club – Prevention Of Pollution From Ships – Emission Standards – Potential Legal Issues

Source: By Insurance Marine News, 21st January 2019 - In response to the introduction of a 0.5% m/m global cap on the sulphur content of fuel oil on January 1st 2020, Britannia Club has published a new Focus: “Prevention Of Pollution From Ships – Emission Standards”.

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Users of scrubber technology likely to remain in the minority

A relatively small number of scrubber installations is a vote of confidence in refiners and oil majors to produce adequate low-sulphur fuel, argues Professor Constantine Arcoumanis
 

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