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Vessels are calling at ports in Eastern Asia and Russia Far East between May and October should be inspected and obtain a certification that they are free from Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC) prior to departure.
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The best practices for operators to avoid claims due to inaccurate cargo declaration for solid bulk cargoes in Brazil.
Despite mandatory requirements for shipper information on solid bulk cargoes, inaccurate or incomplete cargo declarations are still common in shipments leaving Brazil’s ports. This can generate multiple losses, sometimes with devastating consequences.
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The Association has recently become aware of an unfortunate development at the Port of Lome, Togo in West Africa.
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EGCS – also called the exhaust gas scrubber - is one of the alternative methods of compliance with MARPOL Annex VI regulations. However, it is a timely reminder to the members that many countries and individual ports have banned the discharge of wash water from the use of EGCS in open-loop mode in certain waters. When the prohibiting measure is national, then the restriction applies to inland and territorial waters as well as to the national ports. However, in other instances, the restriction can be implemented at a port level and would apply to anchorages and berths only. The ships may be allowed to switch EGCS to the closed-loop mode or have to use a fuel compliant with relevant requirements. In rare cases, use of a closed-loop scrubber is also banned, and in others, so-called “bleed-off water” discharge from closed-loop scrubbers may be banned explicitly. However, this kind of ship discharges may fall under the definition of contaminated waters and will be prohibited from being dumped overboard along with other illegal discharges.