China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.9)

USA – Ballast Water Management – A US Perspective

International Convention for the Control and Management of  Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments and US Ballast Water Management (BWM) Regulations (No.3)

Argentina – New Provisions on Ballast Water Management: Ballast Chlorinating (No.2)

US － New regulations in California pertaining to the enforcement of the Marine Invasive Species Act

New Zealand － Biofouling － Craft Risk Management Standard

China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.8)

Province of Zambales, Philippines Provincial – Coastwatch Environmental Monitoring System User Fee (No.3)

CUSTOM’S FINES IN ALGERIA

STOPIA 2006 (as amended 2017) and TOPIA 2006 (as amended 2017) – 2017 amendments

China – Abolition of the Sludge and Garbage Disposal Requirement on Ocean Vessels before Departure

Singapore, Mandatory Adaption of Mass Flow Meter System for Bunker Barges

Entry into force of the Polar Code

US – Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines  Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port (“At-Berth Regulation”)

China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.7)

USCG Safety Alert – Update 1 – Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Safety Recall

Ukraine – Ballast Water Inspection Problems (4)

Egypt – Guidelines for the import of wheat that is affected by the Ergot Fungus

Regulations for Vessel Air Emissions: Sulphur in Fuel Content Verification Process in Canada

China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.6)

China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.5)

Ukraine – Ballast Water Inspection Problems（3）

Spain – Implementation of Container Gross Mass Verification

Regulation Change of Port Entry in Korea (Require strict operation to acquire shore pass for crew)

General Average – “York Antwerp Rules (YAR) 2016” adopted by the Comite Maritime International (CMI)

Mandatory verification of the gross mass of packed containers from 1st July 2016

US Vessel Response Plans – Alaska and Oregon

New IG/CINS Guidelines for the Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in Containers

Discharge of Cargo Residue into the Sea under Marpol Annex V (Update)

Philippines – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issues Implementing Rules and Regulations on Seafarers Protection Act