Beginning in May 2021, California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) enforcement staff will begin additional analysis of fuel samples taken during ocean-going vessel inspections. CARB is seeking to improve compliance due to changing international regulatory sulfur limits, which has created situations where a vessel’s fuel may meet international and California regulatory sulfur limits, but not meet
Upcoming public hearing scheduled for late August – California proposes revisions to regulation of air emissions from “Ships at Berth.”
The California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) has again proposed revisions to the State’s existing “Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation” of air emissions from ships docked in California. As revised, further reductions in air emissions will be required, but some of the earlier implementation dates have been extended.
Most substantive changes were made in response
Hydrogen fuel cell demonstrations in rail and marine applications at ports – California Energy Commission workshop
Companies reliant upon the use of rail services and commercial harbor craft at California’s ports should be interested in the State’s:
- Increasing focus on utilizing zero emission technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from port-related operations; and
- Provision of $6.6 million in available grants to “fund the design, integration, and demonstration of hydrogen fuel
CARB continues to advance its regulation of air emissions for shipping industry
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will conduct a public Board hearing later this month as it continues its efforts to expand the state’s existing Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation to further reduce air emissions from ships docked in California. As earlier reported, CARB recently released further modifications to the at-berth rulemaking documents (15-day change).
CARB continues to revise air emissions rules for the shipping industry, despite COVID-19 concerns
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues its efforts to expand the state’s existing Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation to further reduce air emissions from ships docked in California. (See here for prior alert). CARB recently released draft modifications to the At-Berth Rulemaking Documents. The modifications would include:
- Allowing use of an Innovative Concepts