Ports of Busan, Incheon, Yeosu-Gwangyang, Ulsan and Pyeongtaek-Dangjin to be affected by new regulation.
Offenders liable to fine between $1,000 and $1 million, or imprisonment for term not exceeding two years, or both.
Mediterranean Sea hosts important transit lane and transhipment activities for international shipping.
Yard has developed ‘significant insight’ for geographical-specific drivetrain setups through experience.
‘Any delay let people suffer longer than necessary and that is not acceptable at all,’ says NABU.
New MSA Notice (2018) 555 issued on 29 December 2018 says ban took effect from 1 January 2019.
Prohibited areas for restriction are inland river ECAs, port areas within coastal ECAs, and Bohai Sea.
Banned areas for discharging wastewater from scrubbers only within certain areas, it clarifies.
0.5% sulphur limit for ships in China’s coastal waters, and updated NOx regulations for imported vessels.
Chinese Ministry of Transport introduces new Coastal ECA, adds Hainan Coastal ECA and two inland ECAs.
