Ships warned of tougher rules to combat pollution - Hellenic Shipping News World

Posted - Thursday - February 4, 2010 -  Hellenic Shipping News World

SHIPS and vessels arriving at Shanghai ports will be subject to tighter checks and face tougher fines if they break a revised national regulation on the prevention and control of marine pollution. Shanghai maritime supervisors will also be given more powers over marine pollution when the regulation comes into force by March.
They will be authorized to open containers on cargo ships to check goods they suspect are hazardous and have contamination risks.
Officials will be able to look at the goods without the presence of cargo owners.
"The clean and safe water environment is not only a key to the coming Expo but also a threshold to the city's efforts to build a shipping center," said Xu Guoyi, head of the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration...


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