California State Ballast Water Exchange fines and regulations
01 May 2017Overview of California State Ballast Water Management and noncompliance penalties.
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California Biofouling and Ballast Water Management requirements 2018
29 December 2017California State Lands Commission - Information about the implementation of biofouling management requirements and a reminder about existing reporting requirements.
Amendments to California’s Marine Invasive Species Program will come into force soon
04 December 2020California has amended regulation in section 2298.5 in Article 4.8 of Title 2, Division 3 of Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations. The regulatory changes become effective on 1 January 2021. It changes the way ships should submit information through the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form.
Califonia State - Ships Fee Increased to $1,000 Effective 1st April 2017
20 April 2017The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) approved regulations that increased the fee paid by vessels with a qualifying voyage arrival at a California port. The fee was increased from $850 to $1,000. The Board of Equalization will begin collecting the increased fee on or after 1st April 2017. The Marine Invasive Species Act requires ships over 300 GRT and carrying or capable of carrying ballast water that arrive at a California port to submit a US Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Report to the CSLC.
Meet BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst in Long Beach, CA
15 February 2018BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand, will be participating at the 18th edition of Trans Pacific Maritime on 4-7 March 2018 in Long Beach, California.
California
10 December 2019California's Ballast Water Management Program
12 September 2016BIMCO publishes list of options for discharging scrubber wash water
17 September 2018BIMCO issues a list of scrubber regulation related to the discharge of the wash water
Local regulation creates hull fouling challenges
24 January 2018First global standard for ship hull cleaning essential for marine ecosystems
26 May 2020BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines needed to protect the marine environment from invasive species and reduce CO2 emissions. Currently, there is no common global standard for cleaning ships’ hulls to avoid transferring invasive aquatic species, nor for the potentially damaging debris washed off in the process.
