THREE shipping companies have been fined a total of US$440,250 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for failing to use low-sulphur fuel within 24 miles of shore.
Hoegh Autoliners Shipping of Oslo, was fined $299,500 after CARB found its 12,490-dwt car carrier Hoegh Inchon failed to switch to low-sulphur during 17 visits to California ports between 2009 and 2011.
NCN Corp Panama was fined $87,750 after its ship, the 83,453-dwt bulker Ikan Bawal failed to switch to low-sulphur before docking at Stockton and Long Beach in February.
Twin Phoenix Shipping SA of Singapore was fined $53,000 after its ship, the 29,061-dwt bulker K-Pluto, failed to switch to low-sulphur after docking at Los Angeles last year.
Fines go to the California Air Pollution Control Fund to support air quality research.
In October 2010, CARB was found to have exaggerated diesel pollution levels 340 per cent, allegedly due to miscalculation, and knowingly passed a tough clean-air rules based on the false data, revealed the San Francisco Chronicle.
CARB chairwoman Mary Nichols admitted she knew about the false data before the board voted on stringent new regulations and has apologised for "not sharing", the Chronicle reported.
WORLD SHIPPING
22 August 2013 - 22:09
California Air Resources Board fines 3 lines for lack of low-sulphur fuel
THREE shipping companies have been fined a total of US$440,250 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for failing to use low-sulphur fuel within 24 miles of shore.
WORLD SHIPPING
22 August 2013 - 22:09
California Air Resources Board fines 3 lines for lack of low-sulphur fuel
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