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Canadian ECA Inspections Showing 100% Compliance
Transport Canada (TC) has told the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) that recent inspections of ships calling at Canadian ports have shown a 100 percent compliance rate with the 0.10 percent sulfur limit on bunker fuel used within the North America Emission Control Area (ECA).
As Ship & Bunker reported in September, Canadian Marine Safety Inspectors had begun testing ships' bunkers to verify compliance with ECA requirements.
The sulfur content of all the samples taken have been verified by an accredited laboratory, all of which have been found to be compliant, a TC official told IBIA.
As previously reported, results of the testing program will be shared with industry stakeholders, other maritime administrations, and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), explained Transport Canada, but a timeline for this has not yet been specified.
