The Captain of the Azura, a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises, will be allegedly charged during the vessel’s next port call in France due to the use of non-compliant sulphur limit bunker fuel, according to reports.
Fuel oil samples obtained from a stopover at Marseilles port on 29 March found the vessel to be consuming heavy fuel oil containing 1.68% of sulphur content while in port.
Authorities confirmed the findings with the Captain during the cruise ship’s stopover at La Seyne-sur-Mer port at a later date.
If found guilty, the cruise ship’s Captain could be fined up to €200,000 and face a year-long prison sentence.
The next French port call of the Azura is slated to be 1 June, 2018.
Photo credit: Marseilles port
Published: 14 May, 2018
Total number of suspects in alleged illegal MGO deal at waters off northern Tuas now adds up to seven.
Charges allege Sentek illegally received 118,131 mt of MGO, valued over USD 56 million, from Shell Pulau Bukom between August 2014 and January 2018.
Issues arising out of floating storage cannot be looked at in isolation; Consideration should also be given to bills of lading, sales contracts and insurance provisions, says HFW.
Ship and crew taken to Batu Uban PPM Jetty to be handed over to the Maritime Investigation Officer of Penang to assist in further investigations.
Wikborg Rein lawyers offer a legal perspective on strengths and weaknesses of BIMCO’s IMO 2020 clauses.
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“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.
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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.
