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shorepower -- Extension of Deadline for Vessel Fleet and Terminal Plans Submittal

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 15:10:30
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has extended the
deadline for Vessel Fleet and Terminal Plans submittals. The
At-Berth Regulation requires that affected fleet operators submit
a plan to the CARB identifying the compliance option they will
use to reduce at-berth emissions at a port and outlining how
vessels in the fleet will comply with the requirements of the
regulation.  Operators of terminals are also required to provide
updated plans to CARB outlining how the terminal will provide the
necessary infrastructure for affected fleets to comply with the
regulation.  Effective January 1, 2017, the regulation increases
the requirements for vessels to plug in to shore power or use
alternative controls to 70% of affected vessels.  The deadline
for the submittal of the vessel and terminal plans for the
upcoming 70 percent reduction requirement was scheduled for July
1, 2016.

The Vessel Fleet and Terminal Plans submittals due date have been
extended to December 1, 2016 to provide fleets the necessary time
to submit their 2017 compliance plans to CARB under the guidance
of the upcoming At-Berth Regulatory Advisory (Advisory).  This
new Advisory is still pending.

In addition, because changes in global vessel alliances expected
in April 2017 may significantly affect the compliance plans,
vessel fleets and terminal operators may elect to defer submittal
of data for 2020 until July 1, 2017.  Fleets and terminals may
also opt to provide revisions to their initial 2017 plan by July
1, 2017, to reflect alliance changes.

For more information regarding the At-Berth Regulation, please
visit the shore power website at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/shorepower.htm 

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact
Jonathan Foster, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-1512 or
Lynsay Carmichael, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-5784 or
shorepower@arb.ca.gov. 

Background:
In December 2007, the Air Resources Board approved the At-Berth
Regulation (Shore power). The purpose of the regulation is to
reduce emissions from diesel auxiliary engines on container
ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated-cargo ships while
berthing at a California Port. The regulation provides two
options to reduce at-berth emissions: 1) turn off auxiliary
engines and connect the vessel to some other source of power; or
2) use alternative control technique(s) that achieve equivalent
emission reductions.  The At-Berth Regulation affects operators
of container-ship or refrigerated-cargo-ship fleets whose vessels
cumulatively make 25 or more visits annually to one affected
California port and operators of passenger-ship fleets whose
vessels cumulatively make five or more visits annually to one
affected California port.  The affected California ports are: the
Port of Hueneme, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), the Port of Long
Beach (POLB), the Port of Oakland, the Port of San Diego and the
Port of San Francisco.   Terminal operators at the affected ports
who receive 50 or more visits are required to submit a plan to
ARB demonstrating how they will accommodate shore power and/or
reduced emissions vessel visits for the vessel fleet’s January 1,
2017 requirements.



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