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16 December 2019
To:MC(19)101

MARINE COMMITTEE

Copy: Environment Sub-Committee
All Full and Associate Members (for information)
UPDATED LIST OF PORTS AND SEA AREAS THAT PROHIBIT DISCHARGESFROM OPEN LOOP SCRUBBERS
Action Required: Members are invited to note the updated information on the listof ports around the world that have prohibited the discharge from open loop
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (scrubbers) and to forward it to their member
companies for immediate attention. Members are also invited to update theSecretariat about any further information that they or that their member
companies can provide on this issue.
Members are aware of the IMO Global sulphur cap of 0.50% sulphur applicable to all
marine fuels as from 1st January 2020. Members will also be aware that in addition tousing compliant fuel to meet this requirement, there also exists the option to use“equivalent” compliance mechanisms in accordance with Regulation 4 of MARPOL
Annex VI, one of which is the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) commonly
known as Scrubbers.
In this regard the Secretariat had circulated MC(19)04 that contained an initial list, andMC (19)34 that contained an updated list of ports around the world that were identified
as prohibiting the discharge from open loop scrubbers by ships visiting these ports.
Based on further related information from various administrations and feedback received
from Members, the Secretariat has updated the list as provided below.

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COUNTRY
Belgium
BermudaChina

Estonia
FinlandFranceGermany

Gibraltar
Ireland

Italy
Malaysia
Mauritius
LatviaLithuania
Netherlands
NorwayPanama Canal
Portugal

RussiaSingapore
SwedenTaiwanPORT/SEA AREA
All ports
All ports and inland
waterways
Bohai Rim DECA
SillamaePorvooPort Jerome
Seine River
Le Havre
Ambes
Montoir
Bordeaux
Weser ports
Elbe ports
Kiel canal ports
Rostock
GibraltarDublin

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAs per Port of Dublin’s Notice toMariners No.37

Cork
Waterford
Ravenna

Ventspills
Klaipeda
Terneuzen
Glomfjord
HeroyaBergenLisbonSines
LeixoesAveiroPrimorsk
St. Petersburg
Singapore
Brofjorden
Gavle
Norrkoping
Umea
Sundsvall
Skelleftehamn
Copenhagen
Malmo

Effective from 1 January 2020

United ArabEmirates
United KingdomFujairah

United States ofAmerica

California

All ports

As per Port of Fujairah Notice toMariners No.252
No official prohibition. However, confirm
with individual port authority before use.

Connecticut
HawaiiFloridaMembers are informed that the above list is intended to aid ships fitted with open loop
scrubbers to plan in advance accordingly. In any case, member companies of ICS
Members are recommended to obtain further clarifications from relevant authorities
before their ships visit these ports. The Secretariat has been informed of hefty fines
being imposed on ships that do not follow individual port requirements on this issue.
Members are therefore encouraged to advice caution to their member companies in thisregard.
Members are invited to bring this information to the immediate attention of theirmember companies. Members are also invited to update the Secretariat about any
further information that they or that their member companies can provide on thisissue.
Any further information or feedback regarding this matter should be forwarded to theundersigned (sunil.krishnakumar@ics-shipping.org)
Sunil Krishnakumar
Senior Technical Advisor