土耳其公布了新的污染罚款关税,与近几年相比有了显著提高。
正如先前告知,如果发现污染事件,地方当局有义务立即向检察官报告事件。随后,检察官将开始刑事调查,之后通常会对船长提起刑事诉讼。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Turkey: Pollution Fines and Criminal Proceedings
The new tariffs for Turkish pollution fines have been published and the tariffs have increased significantly compared to recent years.
As earlier advised the local authorities who detects a pollution incident are under an obligation to report the incident to the public prosecutor immediately. Subsequently, the public prosecutor will commence a criminal investigation which is usually followed by criminal proceedings brought against the master of the vessel.
See attached file: Turkey Pollution Fines and Criminal Proceedings.pdf
《IMSBC规则》修正案将于2019年1月1日生效。本文中,Brookes Bell LLP的Penelope Cooke解释了即将生效的修正案会对载运煤类货物的船舶产生何等影响。有关《IMSBC规则》修正案的全部详情,请参阅国际海事组织MSC.426(98)号决议。
《国际海运固体散货(IMSBC)规则》中,将煤描述为一种由非晶形碳和碳氢化合物组成的天然固体可燃物质。尽管煤以易燃性和自热性闻名,然而某些煤类货物也有易于液化的特点。所有煤类货物都具有B组化学特性,例如可能发生自热或排放甲烷;除此之外,即将生效的《IMSBC规则》修正案中提到了煤类货物被认定为A组(即易于液化)的标准。因此,煤类货物有可能需要取得与其他A组货物(例如精矿、镍矿石和铁矿粉)相同的TML证书和含水量证书。

