No.
919-17/09/11
To the Members
Dear Sirs,
China - Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.9)
Members are kindly requested to refer to the previous Japan P&I News No.858 dated 2
December 2016 and No.881 dated 3 April 2017.
Implementation of the low sulphur fuel requirement was started on 1 September 2017 at all
ports in the Zhejiang ECA which is a part of the Yangtze River ECA (Zhejiang ECA includes
Ningbo, Zhoushan, Jiaxing, Taizhou etc.). This means that such low sulphur fuel requirement
has now been implemented at all ports in the Yangtze River ECA. The map of the Yangtze
River ECA is shown as follows:-
Members are therefore kindly requested
that they make sure to comply with the low
sulphur fuel requirement, using fuel with
sulphur contents not exceeding 0.5%m/m,
during their vessels’ calls at any of the
ports in the Yangtze River ECA.
Yours faithfully,
The Japan Ship Owners’ Mutual
Protection & Indemnity Association
IG & Reinsurance Group,
Underwriting Administration
Department
Tel: +81 3 3662 7214
Fax: +81 3 3662 7107
E-mail:
[email protected] Website: https://www.piclub.or.jp
Attachment: The Circular issued by Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd.
as of 1st September 2017
cular Ref No.: PNI1710
Circ
Datte: 1 Sep 2017
2
Dea
ar Sir or Madam，
Subbject: Loww Sulphurr Fuel Req
quirement to be Impplemented
d in All Po
orts
within Zhejiaang ECA, China wh hich inclu
ude Ningbbo, Zhoushan, Jiaxxing,
Taizzhou, etc. from 01 Sep
S 2017
Refference is made to ouro previous Circula ar (Ref No.: PNI 161 11) on 30 Nov
20116, whereinn we advissed that alll the key ports withhin three E
ECAs in Ch hina
werre going to
o implemen nt the low sulphur
s fue
el requirem
ment as fromm 01/01/20 017.
On 24 Aug 20 016, Zhejia
ang MSA and
a Communications Departme ent of Zhejiiang
Pro
ovince issuued a formmal notice which dete ermined thhat as fromm 01/09/20 017,
ship
ps are required to usse fuel witth sulphur contents not
n exceed ding 0.5%m m/m
wheen berthinng (exclud ding one hour afterr berthing and one e hour be efore
depparture) at all ports within Zhejiang EC CA area wh hich is a part of Yanggtze
River ECA. WeW hereby summarizzed the key y points off above Nootice as be
elow
for your kind reference:
r
1. Applicablee Area
(1) Seawater area: the sea
s area within
w the lines conneecting
a. 12 nauutical miless away fro om the shhoreline junnction poin nt of Zhejiiang
provincce and Sha anghai cityy
b. 12 nauutical miless away from of Taizhou city
m the shorreline juncttion point o
and We enzhou citty
Jiax ncluded in the
xing port,, Ningbo-zzhoushan port and Taizhou port are in
abo
ove seawatter area.
(2) Inland watter areas: navigable
n w
waters undder the adm
ministrative
e jurisdictio
on of
6 cities in
ncluding Hangzhou,
H , Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing,, Ningbo and
Taizhou;
2. Requireme ents:
a. As from 01.09.201 17, all sh hips berthhing (exclluding one hour after a
berthingannd one houur before departure)
d at
a all portss within abo
ove applica
able
area are re
equired to use fuel with
w sulphurr contents not exceed ding 0.5%mm/m,
excluding ships or crafts
c to be used forr military oro sporting g purpose and
ats.
fishing boa
b. Inland watter ships and
a river-to o-sea shipss are required to use e diesel oil that
meet with relevant standard.
s O
Ocean ships are req quired to satisfy relev
vant
standard in accordan nce with in
nternationaal treaties which
w Chin
na entered into
as well as the implemmentation details issuued by Zhe ejiang auth
horities.
c. Ships are allowed too take alterrnative meeasures witth equivale ent effect such
s
as conneccting shoree power, using clean n energy, arranging
a a
after-treatm
ment
of exhaustt, etc.
3. Local MSA A and Com ons Deparrtment will enhance supervision of
mmunicatio
calling ships in this respect.
r
Givven above, owners area recomm mended to take apprropriate me
easures when
w
calling ports including Jiaxing, Nin ngbo, Zhouushan and Taizhou as from 01 Sep
20117 to ensurre satisfacttion of rele
evant requiirements and
a to avoid
d any dela
ay or
pennalty to the
e ship.
Hoppe the abo
ove is of asssistance. Any query
y, please feel
f free to
o contact us
u at
[email protected].
Besst regards,
Cui Jiyu
e Presiden
Vice nt
