In view of the approaching year 2018, please note foll. on ECA in China :
As of the 1st January, 2018 , all vessels shall use fuel with low sulphur (below 0.5 m/m) when berthing at ECA ports (alongside only, from one hour after berthing till one hour prior casting off from berth).
(I) Pearl River Delta DECA
The Pearl River Delta DECA includes:
Navigable waters of the rivers under the jurisdiction of 9 cities including
Guangzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Foshan,
Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing (required from 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2018).
The core ports within this DECA are
Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhuhai (only requirement till 31/12/2017).
(II)Yangtze River Delta
The Yangtze River Delta DECA includes:
Navigable waters of the river under the jurisdiction of 16 cities including
Nanjing,Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Nantong, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Shanghai,
Uiaxing, Huzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan and Taizhou.
The core ports within this DECA are
Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Suzhou and Nantong
(III)Bohai Rim (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei) DECA
The Bohai Rim (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei) DECA includes:
Navigational waters of the rivers under the jurisdiction of 13 cities including
Dalian, Yingkou, Panjin, Jinzhou, Huludao, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Tianjin,
Cangzhou, Binzhou, Dongying, Weifang and Yantai.
The core ports within this DECA are
Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Huanghua.
