Legislation

• Three emission control areas: the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and Bohai Bay.
• 0.50% sulphur limit since 1 January 2019 for all vessels operating anywhere within an emission control area
• Different rules apply within the various Chinese emission control areas, such as inland waterways, coastal emission control areas and Hainan waters. where a 0.10% sulphur limit is in force,
• See our Signals Online article.

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• Since 01 January 2019, all vessels calling at Kaohsiung must use maximum 0.50 % m/m sulphur fuel.

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• Since 2010, all vessels must changeover to 0.10% m/m maximum sulphur fuel oil when ‘at berth’ in EU and European Economic Area (EEA) ports.
• This is due to EU Directive 2005/33/EC.
• It applies to all calling vessels, regardless of Flag.
• The changeover is undertaken as soon as possible after arrival and as late as possible prior to departure so it effectively only impacts fuel used by auxiliary engines and boilers when either alongside or at anchor.

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• Although not a member of the EU, Turkey introduced legislation in 2012 that falls in line with the EU directive.
• As such, all vessels at berth in Turkish ports or operating in the inland waterways must use fuel with a sulphur content of no more than 0.10%.

• Sulphur content in marine gas oil (DMA) and marine diesel oil (DMB) is limited to 0.10% by the California Ocean-Going Vessel (OGV) Fuel Regulation.
• It applies to all vessels within the OGV regulatory zone, which extends 24nm from the Californian coast .
• This means vessels must changeover to distillate fuels before entering Californian waters.

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• New Hong Kong air pollution control regulations have applied since 1 January 2019.
• All ocean-going vessels entering Hong Kong waters must only use:
  • marine fuel with sulphur content not exceeding 0.50%,or;
  • liquefied natural gas, or;
  • any other fuel approved by the Director of Environmental Protection.
• There may be an exemption for vessels using onboard equipment (e.g. scrubbers).

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• • From 1 September 2020, vessels at berth or at anchor in the port areas of Incheon, Pyeongtaek and Dangjin, Yeosu and Gwangyang, Busan and Ulsan must burn fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.10%. The changeover to compliant fuel must take place within one hour of arrival and must not change back until within one hour before departure.
  • Korean sulphur-limiting regulations are likely to be expanded on 1 January 2022, where all vessels must operate on 0.10% S max fuel whenever operating in designated zones around the aforementioned ports – these zones will form the Korean ECA.

Read more https://www.nepia.com/industry-news/speed-limits-and-ecas-in-south-korea/