China MSA announces their Implementation Plan of 2020 Global Marine Fuel Oil Sulphur Limits on 23 October 2019
In order to effectively implement the IMO's global regulations on the limits of the sulphur content of marine fuel oil, China MSA announced the Implementation Plan of 2020 Global Marine Fuel Oil Sulphur Limits (hereinafter referred to as “The Plan”) on 23 October 2019. The Plan specifies the requirements on the ships’ use and carriage of fuel oil as well as alternative measures, reporting of information about the ships’ use and carriage of fuel oil, disposal of ships’ non‐compliant fuel oil, prior registration of bunker suppliers, as well as MSA’s supervision and administrative measures, etc. The Plan also includes the format of the Fuel Oil Non‐Availability Report (Hereinafter referred to as “FONAR”).
The new IMO global sulphur cap requirements enter force on 1st January 2020 and a robust and consistent approach to compliance is expected by all Port State Control (PSC) regimes.
During the initial stages of the voyage, the vessel encountered heavy weather, with spray and seas shipped on deck and all hatch covers over a period of 8 days; this video explores how this affected the maize cargo.
Hold preparation is probably the most vital part of bulk carrier operations; if it is not undertaken properly, it can result in substantial cargo claims, delays, additional cleaning, survey costs and expensive off-hire disputes.
The UK Club have received the following update from our local correspondents Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd regarding guidelines for supervision and management of air pollutant emissions.
