The joint Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA) Inc. and BIMCO subcommittee, which is revising the standard tanker voyage charter party form ASBATANKVOY, has now finalised a draft for industry consultation.
The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) approved regulations that increased the fee paid by vessels with a qualifying voyage arrival at a California port. The fee was increased from $850 to $1,000. The Board of Equalization will begin collecting the increased fee on or after 1st April 2017. The Marine Invasive Species Act requires ships over 300 GRT and carrying or capable of carrying ballast water that arrive at a California port to submit a US Coast Guard Ballast Water Management Report to the CSLC.