Nearly three years after the IMO regulation limiting shipboard sulphur emissions went into effect worldwide, scrubber washwater discharge in Brazilian ports still raises doubts.
Proinde, who is a P&I correspondents in Brazil, has update an 'news' about the explanation of this matter on its website, and we would like to briefly introduce its contents.
The Brazilian Navy’s Directorate of Ports and Coasts (DPC)issued a circular implementing the revised regulation aboard vessels taking bunkers or operating in Brazilian waters. It broadly reiterated IMO 2020 guidelines that allow ships to resort to alternatives to burning low-sulphur fuel oils, such as EGC systems. The circular required scrubbers to meet IMO standards and be Class-approved; however, it is silent on the disposal of scrubbing washwater and, to date, there is no federal legislation on the subject.
Vale bans on open-loop scrubbers and washwater discharge in its port terminals in Ponta da Madeira, Tubarão, Itaguaí and Ilha Guaíba.
Until recently, there were no express restrictions on EGCS in the Organised Port of Santos, which raised doubts about whether vessels could use open-loop scrubbers and discharge washwaters in that port. In response to a query by the local union of shipping agents, Sindamar, SPA eventually clarified that the operation of open-loop scrubbers within port limits requires prior permission from environmental authorities.
Other ports in Brazil, Proinde recommends shipowners to check the regulation with local agent.
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