The Paris MOU, a port state control organisation consisting of 27 participating maritime administrations covering the waters of the European Coastal States and the North Atlantic basin, has detained five vessels in April 2018 due to non-compliant sulphur content of bunkers.
The current 27 member States of the Paris MoU are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Related: Paris MOU: Vessel detained due to sulphur non-compliance
Related: Paris MOU: Vessels detained under sulphur violations
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Published: 17 May, 2018
Meeting will be held electronically at 10am (Da Ning Marine) and 10.30am (Tong Ning Marine) on 21 March to hear any explanation given by liquidators, according to a Government Gazette notice.
Meetings will be held electronically on 5 July at 9.30 am (Hin Leong Holdings), 10.30 am (Hin Leong Investment) and 2.30 pm (Ritz Capital Venture), says Government Gazette notice.
Government provided new evidence Liquimar was making and using fake and forged certificates regarding safety and environmental requirements.
In the event of unavailability of compliant fuel, members are required to document and evidence all steps taken to achieve compliance (Regulation 18.2.1.2).
To pay a total fine of $2 million and serve a four-year term of probation for all ships calling on U.S. ports.
Bomin Bunker Oil Corporation submitted its latest defence against WFS subsidiary Trans-Tec on 28 Nov.
Transferred shares of 40 subsidiaries to BVI firm after tribunal awarded claims in favour of Trinity Seatrading; YSPL has also filed a civil complaint against DNV and Liberian ship registry at Nanjing Maritime Court.
ADNOC L&S, Gulf Energy Maritime, Cockett Marine Oil, Mideast/Bahri Ship Management and VPS experts present their views on biofuel bunker hurdles at the VPS Biofuels Seminar in Dubai on 16 March.
‘Bunker barges operate in very local areas so these vessels call at port very often which means it will be a good fit for women with families,’ states Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International.
“Our Singapore branch is under preparation and is expected to start business at the republic before June 2023,” Managing Director Darcy Wong tells bunkering publication Manifold Times in an interview.
Development to supply B35 biodiesel blend officially takes effect on 1 February; local bunker suppliers will be able to deliver updated spec within March onwards, once current stocks of B30 avails run out.
VPS, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, and INTERTANKO executives offered a multitude of perspectives to 73 attendees during the VPS Biofuels Seminar, reports Manifold Times.
