The North P&I Club on Monday (4 May) published an update on the stands taken by major ports worldwide on the use of scrubbers and the allowance of EGCS discharge:
Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) – more commonly referred to as scrubbers – are an accepted equivalent measure in complying with the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap. The use of scrubbers has split the shipping industry. Ports around the world are looking at the impact of scrubber use in their waters.
A number of ports and regions have already stated that they will not allow the discharge of washwater from scrubbers.
The table below summarises North’s understanding of the positions taken by ports that have or will prohibit the use of scrubbers, or have placed conditions on their use.
This information is to the best of our knowledge and is for guidance only. For up to date and definitive information, contact the local authorities or agents.
| Country | Port | Open loop EGCS discharge allowed? | Comments |
| Australia | All | Yes | According to AMSA Marine Notice 05/2019, wash water testing should be conducted upon commissioning of the EGCS and repeated every twelve months, as a minimum, for a period of two years. Ships may be directed not to discharge wash-water from an EGCS in Australian waters if this data, or evidence that samples have been taken for analysis, cannot be provided to AMSA before arrival at the first Australian port.
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| Bahrain | Bahrain | No |
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| Belgium | All | No |
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| Bermuda | All ports | Yes | The maximum allowed sulphur content in fuel for Controlled Plants is 2.0%. Ships equipped with Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) shall seek the prior approval of the Environmental Authority before its use in Bermuda’s territorial waters. Wash-water and residue from the EGCS shall not be disposed of in Bermuda or discharged into Bermuda’s waters but shall be stored on board the ship until outside of Bermuda’s waters. |
| PR China | Inland river Emission Control Areas (ECAs), Port areas within coastal ECAs and Bohai Sea – the sea area within lines connecting the junction point of shorelines of Dandong, Dalian and shorelines of Yantai, Weihai.
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No |
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| Egypt | Suez Canal | No |
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| Estonia | All Ports | Restricted |
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| Germany | Inland Waterways , canals and ports within inland waterways | No |
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| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | No |
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| Hong Kong | All Hong Kong | Yes |
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| Ireland | Dublin and Waterford | No |
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| Latvia | All Ports | Conflicting advice |
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| Lithuania | All Ports | Conflicting advice |
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| Malaysia | All Ports | No |
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| Norway | The World Heritage Fjords sea areas of Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
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Restricted |
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| Pakistan | Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim | No |
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| Panama | Panama canal | No |
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| Portugal | All Ports | No |
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| Singapore | Singapore | No |
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| Spain | Algeciras, Cartagena, Huelva | No |
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| Sweden | Stockholm | Restricted |
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| United States | Californian Ports and Waters | No |
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| United States | Connecticut Ports and Waters | No |
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| United States | Hawaii Ports and Waters | Yes – conditional |
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| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Ports | Yes – conditional |
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| United Arab Emirates | Fujairah | No |
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A full copy of the chart can be accessed here.
Photo credit: Manifold Times
Published: 6 May, 2020
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