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newsrel -- Shippers pay $147,000 for violating fuel regulation

Posted: 13 Jan 2015 11:55:13
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board: http://bit.ly/1suWGhC
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 13, 2015

NEWS RELEASE 15-03

CONTACT:

Karen Caesar
(916) 322-2990
Karen.Caesar@arb.ca.gov

Shippers pay $147,000 for violating fuel regulation 

Four marine vessels cited for not using cleaner diesel fuel
inside Regulated California Waters

SACRAMENTO - The California Air Resources Board has fined four
shipping companies a combined $146,719 for failing to switch from
dirty diesel “bunker” fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur marine
distillate fuel upon entering Regulated California Waters –
within 24 nautical miles of the California coast.

“State anti-pollution laws require shippers to do their part to
protect air quality,” said ARB Enforcement Chief Jim Ryden.
“Shippers who comply are helping to protect the health of those
who live, work, and go to schools near ports and shipping lanes.
Many Californians don’t realize that diesel soot and other
pollutants can also travel far inland to impact communities
nowhere near the sea.  Our Ocean-Going Vessels Fuel Rule strives
to protect residents throughout the state from the harmful
impacts of ship pollution.”

Adopted in 2008, the Ocean-Going Vessels Fuel Rule was designed
to reduce fine particulate pollution, oxides of nitrogen and
sulfur oxide emissions from ocean-going vessels to improve air
quality and public health in California.

The companies mentioned below were fined for either failing to
switch to cleaner fuel within, regulated waters, or for switching
fuels in an untimely manner.  They all took prompt action after
being notified of the violations, and, under ARB’s supervision,
are complying with state law.

•	Wealth Ocean Ship Management Co., Ltd. (China) - $27,750
     o	   Vessel name: Uni Auc One
•	China Shipping Container Lines (China) - $35,719
     o	   Vessel name: Xin Mei Zhou
•	Liberty One Ship Management (Germany) - $53,000
     o	   Vessel name: BBC Arizona
•	Kitaura Kaiun Co., Ltd. (Japan) - $30,250
     o	   Vessel name: Ocean Seagull

Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than
40 other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California
identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant
based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other
health problems.

ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare,
and ecological resources through effective reduction of air
pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the
economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in
California to attain and maintain health based air quality
standards.



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