Sunday, December 1, 2013

MARPOL amendments annex vi

 MARPOL amendments 
which  entered into force on 1 January 2013:
Annex VI emissions

Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI designate certain waters adjacent to the 
coasts of Puerto Rico (United States) and  the US Virgin Islands (United States) as the 
US Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area 

for the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulphur oxides (SOX) and 
particulate matter under regulations 13 and 14 of MARPOL Annex VI.

 Another amendment makes old steamships exempt from the requirements on sulphur 
content of fuel oil used on board ships in both the North American and United 
States Caribbean Sea ECAs. The new US Caribbean Sea ECA takes effect 12 months 

after entry into force, that is, 1 January 2014. 


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