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USA: California Air Resources Board - Ocean Going Vessels Fuel Rule Sunset Review Process
13 Aug, 2014
On 1 January 2015 a new MARPOL Annex VI requirement will enter into force reducing the maximum sulphur content for fuel oil from 1. 0% to 0. 1% within sulphur Emission Control Areas (ECAs). In the United...
West Appoints S. R. Kim as Exclusive Representative in Korea
09 Mar, 2026
West P&I today announced an exclusive consultancy services agreement with WIK Marine Consultant Co., Ltd., appointing its director, Mr. S. R. Kim, as the Club’s exclusive representative in Korea. The move...
Testing of Refrigerant Gas to Detect Chlorine Contamination
08 Dec, 2011
Following the Club’s news article Explosions involving Refrigerated Containers Serviced in Vietnam advising that a number of refrigerated containers have exploded due to the use of contaminated refrigerant...
California Air Resources Board Update on New Requirements
04 Oct, 2011
Further to our news article of 23 September 2011 entitled “USA – California Air Resources Board Amendments to the Ocean Going Vessel Fuel Rule”, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has now issued...
MARPOL - Reduction of the Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) Fuel Oil Sulphur Limit
20 Nov, 2014
Members are reminded that an amendment to MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 14. 4, for ships operating within a Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) is due to enter into force on 1 January 2015 to further reduce...
Snap-Back Zones
06 Jan, 2025
All mooring lines under tension will stretch, particularly those made from synthetic material. Should the line break, stored energy will be released as it reverts to its original length.
Increases in limits of liability under OPA 90
17 Jul, 2009
The United States Coast Guard have recently announced that the limits of liability under OPA ’90 will be increased with effect from 31 July, 2009. The revised limits are as follows:
Type
Previous Limit
New...
Panama Canal – Implements Disruption Charge for Harbour Movements by the Panama Canal Authority
27 Jun, 2023
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the implementation of a disruption charge for harbour movements under Advisory to Shipping No. A-23-2023, which is effective on 01 July 2023.
Crane Block Failures on IHI and IHI-WMMP Deck Cranes
04 Mar, 2016
Following the failure of a number of crane blocks on vessels loading logs in New Zealand in recent years, Maritime New Zealand has published a Safety Bulletin addressing the issue.
The incidents have...
DNVPS Bunker Alert - High Density Fuels in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
12 Nov, 2012
A new DNVPS Bunker Alert has just been published:
High Density Fuels in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil