by commune | Nov 12, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
Penalties for Violations of California’s Vessel – Generated Air Pollution Regulations Set to Dramatically Increase Next Year Introduction Beginning January 1, 2018 parties who own or operate vessels which sail to California will face significantly steeper penalties...
by commune | Aug 17, 2017 | Environmental Alerts, Maritime Alerts, Other News
Introduction With respect to the prevention of non-indigenous marine invasive species (“NIS”) introductions, the regulation of ballast water management has garnered the lion’s share of attention. However, there is another front to the regulators’ war against NIS...
by commune | Jul 3, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
Following a joint declaration by the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach setting zero emission goals for the ports of Los Angeles and Long beach, the ports announced a schedule for the finalization of the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) 2017 Update. July 19, 2017: The...
by commune | Jun 14, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
On Monday, June 12, 2017, the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach signed a joint declaration setting zero emission goals for the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The declaration included the following commitments: A commitment by the Cities and Ports to assist...
by commune | Apr 21, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
California State Lands Commission Announces New Regulations For Enforcement Of California’s Ballast Water Management Regulations On April 19, 2017, the California State Lands Commission (“SLC”) enlisted the assistance of local vessel California State Lands Commission...
by commune | Mar 27, 2017 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
by David Tong CALIFORNIA’S CONTINUED REGULATION OF LOW-SULFUR USE: HOW DID WE GET HERE? The United States has ratified MARPOL, including Annex VI’s low-sulfur use require¬ments for vessels. Congress has implemented MARPOL as federal law. Annex VI is codified in...
