It is known that some ports of India prohibit using open loop SOx scrubber.
India Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) issued a circular (DGS Circular No 02 of 2023) about this matter.
According to this circular, any port or local authority proposing to prohibit IMO (MARPOL) compliant
ships (certified for alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020) from entering their port or imposing any additional requirements, including, changeover to low sulphur fuel oil, shall submit their request in this regard to the DGS along with the risk and impact assessment duly undertaken by the respective authority in accordance with IMO-MEPC.1/Circ. 899.
If approved, a list of such ports where entry/berthing of ships with alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020 is prohibited shall be published on DGS web site.
After issuing this circular, measures have been announced that will allow the use of open loop scrubbers in several Indian ports or withdraw charges for the use of open loop scrubber.
https://www.gac.com/hot-port-news/open-loop-scrubber-use-now-permitted
https://www.gac.com/hot-port-news/charges-withdrawn-for-vessels-using-open-loop-scrubbers
We recommend that you check with your local agent for the latest status when ships call Indian ports.
You can find the circular from below link.
Comments
0 comments
Please sign in to leave a comment.