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Turkish Sulphur rule warning.

Posted on: Friday 10th of February 2012 17:38 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Turkish Sulphur rule warning.

OW bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, has highlighted the potential safety issues that ship owners and operators face in Turkish waters now local sulphur legislation has come into force, effective 1 January 2012.

The ruling, from the Turkish...

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Bunker specs

Posted on: Wednesday 17th of August 2011 13:28 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

INTRODUCTION.

 

Marine fuel oil, better known as bunkers is experiencing an increased incidence of quality claims in the last few years. There is an increasing tendency nowadays to blend fuel so that it meets the required/requested specifications for use in a power plant/main...

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Air Pollution Requirements for Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters

Posted on: Tuesday 5th of July 2011 16:15 By: Pieterjan Brands , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced in June 2011 an agreement to jointly enforce U.S. and international air pollution requirements for vessels operating in U.S. waters. The requirements establish limits on nitrogen oxides emissions and...

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Key articles in China's marine pollution laws

Posted on: Friday 20th of August 2010 12:44 By: Pieterjan Brands , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

The China's Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships Regulation is implemented on 1 March 2010.

 

An overview of a number of key articles from the Regulation for owners’ particular attention:

 

Article 10: Ships’ pollution...

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