IMOS - Compliance with January 2019 Regulations for Chinese & Taiwanese ECA Zones

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New Chinese and Taiwanese ECA Zone regulations take effect on January 1, 2019:

  • The new regulation will require vessels to burn marine fuels with a maximum of 0.5% sulphur content within these ECA zones.

  • ECA - China will now cover the earlier ECA - YANGTZE RIVER DELTA 1OCT  and ECA - YANGTZE RIVER DELTA zones.

To set up these zones in the Veson IMOS Platform:

  1. In the Data Center, open the Fuel Zones form:

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    Set up the consumption as you see fit: Select a consumption rate to use, which can either be the HFO or the LSF/LSM consumption data from the Vessel form Consumption tab.

  2. Create an Estimate that includes ports from each zone:

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    NoteECA Routing must be set to Enabled:

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  3. Confirm the bunker calculations on the Bunker Planning form:

    1. HFO:  

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    2. ULSFO:

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