South Africa tightens offshore ship-to-ship rules

South Africa has introduced a new regulatory framework for offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfers, sharply increasing penalties and setting strict environmental conditions in a bid to protect coastal ecosystems and the endangered African penguin. Under regulations signed by minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, Dr Dion George, transgressors face fines of up to R2m ($110,000), …

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