FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin When calling at ports in the United States or transiting US waters, vessel operators should remain aware that state regulations may apply alongside federal requirements, Gard Club has warned. In many cases, state laws are more stringent than federal rules and may carry different penalties. As 2026 begins, the following are key reminders for operators and crews calling at California ports in particular, regarding environmental regulations. RelatedNews WSC: Dual-fuel containership and vehicle carrier fleet passes 1,200 vessels Zhoushan is accelerating the deployment of shore power systems var jnews_module_21362745_0_6a03e53aba63a = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21362745","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2897,273,177,686,201,1709,444","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","goog