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California ARB Proposes Low-Sulfur Fuel Rules for Ocean-Going Vessels

Posted on June 11, 2008

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released a proposed regulation that would require ocean-going vessels within 24 nautical miles off California s coastline to use lower-sulfur marine distillates rather than heavily polluting heavy fuel oil (bunker fuel) in their main and auxiliary engines, and boilers .The measure, to be considered by the Air Resources Board at its 26-27 July meeting, would annually affect about 2,000 ocean-going vessels visiting California. The proposed regulation requiring ships to use more refined fuel with lower sulfur content would be implemented in two steps...

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